A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Delta in B.C. in MX. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.42 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/10/20 / 2020-10-18 10:31:34 / October 18, 2020 @ 10:31 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci39666952. Id of event: ci39666952. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:31:34 / 10:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -115.1610031° West, 32.4591675° North, depth 21.42 km.
Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calipatria, Fortuna Foothills, Brawley (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (21 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from San Luis Río Colorado (c. 139 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Yuma (c. 93 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Fortuna Foothills (c. 26 300 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days one hundred and two and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 12 km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX.
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