A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Searles Valley in CA. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 15:10:51 / July 6, 2019 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.03 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:10:51 / 7:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -117.5936667° West, 35.876° North, depth 0.03 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38464823. Id of event: ci38464823.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 29 km (18 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and eighty-four, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-eight, in the past 30 days five hundred and ninety-nine and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 21 km NW of Searles Valley, CA.
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