A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 54 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (34 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.9 km (4 miles). The temblor was picked up at 10:53:49 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: nn00732354. Unique identifier: nn00732354. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/20 / 2020-05-23 18:53:49 / May 23, 2020 @ 6:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.837 West, latitude 38.166 North, depth = 6.9 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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: 54 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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