A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 56 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (35 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.9 km (9 miles). Event id: nn00735530. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00735530. The temblor was picked up at 08:31:53 / 8:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.865 West, latitude 38.1712 North, depth = 13.9 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/05/20 / 2020-05-26 16:31:53 / May 26, 2020 @ 4:31 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 56 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada.
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