A minor earthquake magnitude 3.74 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Searles Valley in CA on Friday. The temblor was reported at 21:26:52 / 9:26 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ci38458391. Event ids that are associated: ci38458391, us70004bue. Exact location of event, depth 2.37 km, -117.4578333° West, 35.6493333° North. Global time and date of event 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 05:26:52 / July 6, 2019 @ 5:26 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.37 km (1 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 19 km (12 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Fort Irwin (c. 8 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fort Irwin, California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and ninety-eight, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighty-nine, in the past 30 days four hundred and ninety and in the last 365 days five hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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