A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Lovington in New Mexico on Sunday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:26:43 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 8.48 km, -103.4549° West, 32.7562° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/20 / 2020-06-28 07:26:43 / June 28, 2020 @ 7:26 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.48 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000adi2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000adi2.
The epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Hobbs (c. 34 100 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Lovington (c. 11 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Seminole (c. 6 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Seminole, Hobbs, Lovington (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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