A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Searles Valley in CA on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.04 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, depth 7.04 km, -117.5646667° West, 35.7438316° North. The 3.04-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:31:08 / 8:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/19 / 2019-07-08 16:31:08 / July 8, 2019 @ 4:31 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ci38488975. Event ids that are associated: ci38488975.
The epicenter was 17 km (10 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-seven, in the last 10 days five hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days five hundred and sixty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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