A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Parachute in Colorado on Friday. Id of earthquake: us1000ggp7. Event ids that are associated: us1000ggp7. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -108.4027 West, latitude 39.7513 North, depth = 2.11 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:21:43 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.11 km (1 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/08/18 / 2018-08-24 11:21:43 / August 24, 2018 @ 11:21 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fruitvale, Clifton, Fruita (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 73 km (46 miles) from Clifton (c. 19 900 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Fruita (c. 12 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Rifle (c. 9 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Fruitvale (c. 7 700 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 44 km NW of Parachute, Colorado. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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