A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Bodie in CA. The epicenter was at a depth of 6.41 km (4 miles). The 2.93-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:30:02 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 20:30:02 / April 12, 2020 @ 8:30 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -118.7493362 West, latitude 38.0718346 North, depth = 6.41 km. Id of earthquake: nc73369090. Event ids that are associated: nc73369090.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mammoth Lakes (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Mammoth Lakes (c. 8 200 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 28 km SE of Bodie, CA.
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