A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Calipatria in CA. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 13:38:40 / January 17, 2019 @ 1:38 pm. Exact location of event, depth 2.27 km, -115.645668° West, 33.1624985° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ci38195471. Unique identifier: ci38195471. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.27 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.95-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:38:40 / 5:38 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Coachella (c. 40 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop). Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coachella, Puebla, Progreso.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km WNW of Calipatria, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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