A minor earthquake magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Coronado in CA. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.07 km (9 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -117.2881699 West, latitude 32.5921669 North, depth = 14.07 km. Unique identifier: ci39485839. Ids that are associated to the event: ci39485839. The temblor was reported at 13:48:12 / 1:48 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/20 / 2020-12-05 13:48:12 / December 5, 2020 @ 1:48 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 28 km (18 miles) from Tijuana (c. 1 376 500 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from San Diego (c. 1 307 400 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Chula Vista (c. 243 900 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Oceanside (c. 167 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Escondido (c. 143 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Camp Pendleton North, Valley Center, Camp Pendleton South (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 SW of Coronado, CA.
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