A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 64 km W of Tonopah, Nevada (40 miles). Id of earthquake: nn00732809. Event ids that are associated: nn00732809. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 05:53:30 / May 24, 2020 @ 5:53 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.3 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -117.9575° West, 38.1597° North, depth 5.3 km. The temblor was reported at 21:53:30 / 9:53 pm (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 64 km W of Tonopah, Nevada.
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