A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from San Clemente Is. (NW tip) in CA on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.78 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, depth 5.78 km, -118.6823333° West, 33.1121667° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/03/19 / 2019-03-12 17:58:34 / March 12, 2019 @ 5:58 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.89-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:58:34 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38265967. Id of event: ci38265967.
Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Rancho Palos Verdes (c. 41 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rancho Palos Verdes. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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