A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.33 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Imperial in CA on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/10/20 / 2020-10-01 01:44:21 / October 1, 2020 @ 1:44 am. The 3.33-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:44:21 / 1:44 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ci39642272. Ids that are associated to the event: ci39642272. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). Exact location, longitude -115.5208333° West, latitude 32.8991667° North, depth = 11.9 km.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota, Guadalupe Victoria, Hermosillo. Epicenter of the earthquake was 31 km (19 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Guadalupe Victoria (c. 18 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-two, in the last 10 days fifty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 7 km NE of Imperial, CA.
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