A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Coso Junction in CA on Thursday. Event id: ci38971248. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38971248. The 3.04-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:52:31 / 3:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.8 km (1 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.8586655 West, latitude 36.0848351 North, depth = 1.8 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/19 / 2019-08-15 11:52:31 / August 15, 2019 @ 11:52 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and ten and in the last 365 days nine hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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