A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from San Simeon in CA on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -121.3365021° West, 35.4785004° North, depth 18.46 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/11/18 / 2018-11-17 18:32:39 / November 17, 2018 @ 6:32 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: nc73112101. Ids that are associated to the event: nc73112101. The temblor was reported at 10:32:39 / 10:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.46 km (11 miles).
The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from San Luis Obispo (c. 45 100 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Atascadero (c. 28 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Paso Robles (c. 27 200 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Los Osos (c. 14 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Grover Beach (c. 13 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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