A light earthquake with magnitude 4.47 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Pleasant Hill in CA. The temblor was detected at 21:33:42 / 9:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.57 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 14.57 km, -122.0579987° West, 37.9375° North. A tsunami warning has been issued near Pleasant Hill in CA (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/10/19 / 2019-10-15 05:33:42 / October 15, 2019 @ 5:33 am. Id of earthquake: nc73291880. Event ids that are associated: at00pzei47, nc73291880.
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from San Jose (c. 945 900 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from San Francisco (c. 805 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Sacramento (c. 466 500 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Oakland (c. 390 700 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Stockton (c. 291 700 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Fremont (c. 214 100 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was West Modesto, Arden-Arcade, Windsor (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-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. 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: 1 km SSE of Pleasant Hill, CA.
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