A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 24 km S of Mina, Nevada (15 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:43:08 / 11:43 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -118.0648 West, latitude 38.1714 North, depth = 4.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/12/20 / 2020-12-01 23:43:08 / December 1, 2020 @ 11:43 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: nn00787124, us7000cluq. Unique identifier: nn00787124.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days six hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 24 km S of Mina, Nevada.
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