A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Ridgecrest in CA on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.46 km (3 miles). Event id: ci38462559. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38462559. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 11:45:11 / July 6, 2019 @ 11:45 am. Exact location, longitude -117.6654968° West, latitude 35.8344994° North, depth = 4.46 km. The 3.35-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:45:11 / 3:45 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and sixteen, in the last 10 days five hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days five hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 24 km N of Ridgecrest, CA.
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