A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Ridgecrest in CA on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/07/19 / 2019-07-07 16:08:00 / July 7, 2019 @ 4:08 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.66 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -117.5258331° West, 35.6725006° North, depth 7.66 km. The 3.05-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:08:00 / 8:08 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ci38477415. Unique identifier: ci38477415.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 14 km (9 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 one hundred and sixty-five, in the last 10 days five hundred and fifty-nine, in the past 30 days five hundred and sixty and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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 ENE of Ridgecrest, CA.
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