A light earthquake magnitude 4.28 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Searles Valley in CA. The 4.28-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:33:39 / 7:33 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 03:33:39 / July 6, 2019 @ 3:33 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ci37219708. Event ids that are associated: ci37219708. Exact location of event, depth 12.33 km, -117.5521667° West, 35.7325° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.33 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 16 km (10 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alta Sierra, California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven hundred and seventy-two, in the last 10 days eight hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days eight hundred and sixty-five and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 14 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA.
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