A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 54 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (34 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/05/20 / 2020-05-25 21:40:47 / May 25, 2020 @ 9:40 pm. The temblor was reported at 13:40:47 / 1:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.4 km (5 miles). Exact location, longitude -117.839° West, latitude 38.1673° North, depth = 7.4 km. All ids that are associated to the event: nn00734638. Unique identifier: nn00734638.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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