A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Manhattan in Montana. The temblor was picked up at 11:27:20 / 11:27 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/05/19 / 2019-05-27 18:27:20 / May 27, 2019 @ 6:27 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.23 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: mb80345919. Event ids that are associated: mb80345919. Exact location, longitude -111.3566667° West, latitude 45.861° North, depth = 5.23 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 32 km (20 miles) from Bozeman (c. 37 300 pop), 17 km (10 miles) from Belgrade (c. 7 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Livingston (c. 7 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Livingston, Bozeman, Belgrade (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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. 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: 1 km WNW of Manhattan, Montana.
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