A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Bodie in CA. Exact location of event, longitude -118.7578354 West, latitude 38.0441666 North, depth = 2.21 km. Event id: nc73414291. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73414291. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:38:54 / 2:38 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/06/20 / 2020-06-23 02:38:54 / June 23, 2020 @ 2:38 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 2.21 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Mammoth Lakes (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mammoth Lakes. Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days five hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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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. 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: 29 km SE of Bodie, CA.
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