A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 50 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (31 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:58:42 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: nn00728633. Unique identifier: nn00728633. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.3 km (4 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/20 / 2020-05-19 10:58:42 / May 19, 2020 @ 10:58 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.7895 West, latitude 38.181 North, depth = 6.3 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-four 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 50 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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