A minor earthquake magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Round Valley in CA on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/02/21 / 2021-02-08 00:15:24 / February 8, 2021 @ 12:15 am. Exact location of earthquake, -118.5556641° West, 37.4459991° North, depth 11.59 km. The 2.92-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:15:24 / 12:15 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.59 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: nc73519916. Ids that are associated to the event: nc73519916.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 43 km (27 miles) from Mammoth Lakes (c. 8 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mammoth Lakes (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-four 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km NE of Round Valley, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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