A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Sort in Spain on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 16:29:51 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 1.2033° East, 42.343° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/04/19 / 2019-04-03 15:29:51 / April 3, 2019 @ 3:29 pm. Unique identifier: us2000k9pu. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000k9pu.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manresa, Lavelanet, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Manresa (c. 76 600 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Andorra la Vella (c. 20 400 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Berga (c. 17 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Balaguer (c. 16 800 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Tàrrega (c. 16 500 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from les Escaldes (c. 15 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, Andorra (c. 84 000 pop), Spain (c. 46 506 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 9 km SE of Sort, Spain.
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