A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Bombay Beach in CA on Monday. Id of earthquake: ci39338839. Event ids that are associated: ci39338839. Global time and date of event 10/08/20 / 2020-08-10 17:39:15 / August 10, 2020 @ 5:39 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -115.6978302 West, latitude 33.2258339 North, depth = 2.22 km. The 3.25-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:39:15 / 5:39 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 2.22 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Indio (c. 76 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Coachella (c. 40 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puebla, Bermuda Dunes, La Quinta (min 5000 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 twelve, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 14 km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA.
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