A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 53 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (33 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 15:09:56 / 3:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/20 / 2020-05-22 23:09:56 / May 22, 2020 @ 11:09 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: nn00731623. Event ids that are associated: nn00731623, us70009nul. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.7 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -117.7823° West, 38.1816° North, depth 5.7 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventeen, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 53 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada.
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