A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Searles Valley in CA. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:33:45 / 3:33 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/07/19 / 2019-07-19 23:33:45 / July 19, 2019 @ 11:33 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.09 km (4 miles). Event id: ci38606951. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38606951. Exact location of event, longitude -117.4899979 West, latitude 35.6508331 North, depth = 7.09 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 17 km (10 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days seven hundred and eighty-seven and in the last 365 days eight hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 15 km SSW of Searles Valley, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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