A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 62 km W of Tonopah, Nevada (39 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00733296. Id of event: nn00733296. Exact location of event, longitude -117.9377 West, latitude 38.1605 North, depth = 14.4 km. Global time and date of event 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 15:49:30 / May 24, 2020 @ 3:49 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.4 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:49:30 / 7:49 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 62 km W of Tonopah, Nevada.
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