A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Coso Junction in CA. Exact location of earthquake, -117.8653333° West, 36.1° North, depth 1.85 km. Global time and date of event 24/03/20 / 2020-03-24 17:01:09 / March 24, 2020 @ 5:01 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 09:01:09 / 9:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 1.85 km (1 miles). Id of earthquake: ci39114071. Event ids that are associated: ci39114071.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one thousand and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 10 km NE of Coso Junction, CA.
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