A minor earthquake magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Trona in CA on Friday. Exact location, longitude -117.3176651° West, latitude 35.9724998° North, depth = -0.59 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of -0.59 km (-0 miles). The temblor was reported at 08:52:38 / 8:52 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/02/21 / 2021-02-19 08:52:38 / February 19, 2021 @ 8:52 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ci39794648. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci39794648.
The epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 24 km NNE of Trona, CA.
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