A minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Searles Valley in CA on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/19 / 2019-07-05 11:12:19 / July 5, 2019 @ 11:12 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.62 km (2 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -117.5688333 West, latitude 35.7505 North, depth = 3.62 km. The temblor was picked up at 03:12:19 / 3:12 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38450287. Id of event: ci38450287.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 15 km W of Searles Valley, CA.
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