A minor earthquake magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Panguitch in Utah. The epicenter was at a depth of 3.47 km (2 miles). The 2.88-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:09:35 / 8:09 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: uu60019039. Id of event: uu60019039. Exact location, longitude -112.4871667° West, latitude 37.881° North, depth = 3.47 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/09/19 / 2019-09-12 03:09:35 / September 12, 2019 @ 3:09 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Cedar City (c. 28 900 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Enoch (c. 5 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cedar City, Enoch. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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