A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Ridgecrest in CA. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38498903. Id of event: ci38498903. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:49:58 / 8:49 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/07/19 / 2019-07-09 08:49:58 / July 9, 2019 @ 8:49 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.85 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -117.5283356° West, 35.6751671° North, depth 6.85 km.
Epicenter of the event 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). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-three, in the past 30 days five hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days six hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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