A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Searles Valley in CA. The temblor was picked up at 17:24:08 / 5:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38540023. Id of event: ci38540023. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 3.39 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 3.39 km, -117.35° West, 36.0326667° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/07/19 / 2019-07-12 01:24:08 / July 12, 2019 @ 1:24 am.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days six hundred and seventy-six, in the past 30 days six hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days six hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 30 km N of Searles Valley, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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