A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.48 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Westmorland in CA on Monday. Event id: ci39487231. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci39487231. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -115.5881653 West, latitude 33.0516663 North, depth = 11.58 km. Global time and date of event 07/12/20 / 2020-12-07 03:58:09 / December 7, 2020 @ 3:58 am UTC/GMT. The 3.48-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:58:09 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.58 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Imperial (c. 14 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tecolots, Mecca, Oasis. Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 4 km ENE of Westmorland, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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