A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Olancha in CA on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/03/21 / 2021-03-05 05:32:46 / March 5, 2021 @ 5:32 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci39572231. Id of event: ci39572231. The 2.82-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:32:46 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -118.0703333° West, 36.1646667° North, depth 2.11 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 2.11 km (1 miles).
Event epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ridgecrest, Alta Sierra (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km SSW of Olancha, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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