A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Tecopa in CA on Thursday. Id of earthquake: ci39070271. Event ids that are associated: ci39070271. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.11 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -116.5968323° West, latitude 35.8305016° North, depth = 0.11 km. The temblor was picked up at 04:55:47 / 4:55 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/02/20 / 2020-02-13 12:55:47 / February 13, 2020 @ 12:55 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Pahrump (c. 36 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Fort Irwin (c. 8 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pahrump, Fort Irwin. Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 34 km W of Tecopa, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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