A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Searles Valley in CA. Event id: ci38449335. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38449335. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.04 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -117.4909973 West, latitude 35.6926651 North, depth = 7.04 km. The 3.09-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:46:49 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/07/19 / 2019-07-05 08:46:49 / July 5, 2019 @ 8:46 am.
The epicenter was 18 km (11 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was California City, Ridgecrest.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-eight, in the last 10 days ninety-eight, in the past 30 days ninety-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 11 km SW of Searles Valley, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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