A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.71 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Brawley in CA. The 3.71-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:36:37 / 9:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -115.5455017° West, 32.9384995° North, depth 14.48 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci40589407. Id of event: ci40589407. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 09:36:37 / May 18, 2024 @ 9:36 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.48 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota, Mecca, Guadalupe Victoria (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Guadalupe Victoria (c. 18 200 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Imperial (c. 14 800 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days fourty-one, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 5 km SSW of Brawley, CA.
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