A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.98 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from The Geysers in CA on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/07/20 / 2020-07-05 16:14:07 / July 5, 2020 @ 4:14 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1593965647, nc73421981. Id of event: nc73421981. The 3.98-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:14:07 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -122.7659988° West, 38.7879982° North, depth 0.66 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.66 km (0 miles).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vallejo, Suisun, Fairfield. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Santa Rosa (c. 167 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Vallejo (c. 115 900 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Fairfield (c. 105 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Vacaville (c. 92 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Napa (c. 76 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Petaluma (c. 57 900 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 2 km NW of The Geysers, CA.
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