A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Searles Valley in CA on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.66 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 05:02:18 / 5:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/07/19 / 2019-07-10 13:02:18 / July 10, 2019 @ 1:02 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ci38517847. Ids that are associated to the event: ci38517847. Exact location, longitude -117.5301666° West, latitude 35.7244987° North, depth = 8.66 km.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 17 km (11 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days six hundred and one, in the past 30 days six hundred and two and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 12 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA.
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