A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Coso Junction in CA on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 2.07 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 19:45:58 / 7:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 2.07 km, -117.8901672° West, 36.1235008° North. Id of earthquake: ci38585423. Event ids that are associated: ci38585423. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/07/19 / 2019-07-17 03:45:58 / July 17, 2019 @ 3:45 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-six, in the past 30 days seven hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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