A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 233 km W of Ferndale, California (145 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:53:48 / 9:53 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/04/19 / 2019-04-23 17:53:48 / April 23, 2019 @ 5:53 pm. Exact location, longitude -127.0216° West, latitude 40.5257° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us70003aud. Event ids that are associated: us70003aud. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 five and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 233 km W of Ferndale, California.
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