A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Truckee in CA on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 17:05:04 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.3 km (2 miles). Exact location of event, depth 3.3 km, -120.288002° West, 39.4363327° North. Unique identifier: nc73407201. Ids that are associated to the event: nc73407201, nn00747159. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/06/20 / 2020-06-11 17:05:04 / June 11, 2020 @ 5:05 pm.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gardnerville Ranchos, Alta Sierra, Gardnerville (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Reno (c. 225 200 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Sparks (c. 90 300 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Carson City (c. 55 300 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from South Lake Tahoe (c. 21 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Sun Valley (c. 19 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km NW of Truckee, CA. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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