A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Falls City in Texas. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: tx2024jmli, us6000mylt. Id of event: tx2024jmli. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/05/24 / 2024-05-14 21:10:31 / May 14, 2024 @ 9:10 pm. Exact location of event, depth 3.4912 km, -98.077° West, 28.95° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.4912 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:10:31 / 9:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Selma, Live Oak, Lackland Air Force Base (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from San Antonio (c. 1 327 400 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Schertz (c. 31 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Seguin (c. 25 200 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Universal City (c. 18 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Converse (c. 18 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 6 km WSW of Falls City, Texas.
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