A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 67 km W of Mentone, Texas (42 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 10:59:01 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007beh. Id of event: us60007beh. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -104.306° West, 31.6444° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/01/20 / 2020-01-20 16:59:01 / January 20, 2020 @ 4:59 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 67 km W of Mentone, Texas.
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