A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada (22 miles) on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:29:23 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/20 / 2020-11-13 09:29:23 / November 13, 2020 @ 9:29 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: nn00782950. Unique identifier: nn00782950. Exact location of event, longitude -117.7803 West, latitude 38.1835 North, depth = 17.7 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.7 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada.
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