A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Thatcher in Utah on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/05/24 / 2024-05-07 05:20:24 / May 7, 2024 @ 5:20 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.13 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: uu80068896. Event ids that are associated: uu80068896. The temblor was picked up at 05:20:24 / 5:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -112.42116666667 West, latitude 41.589166666667 North, depth = 6.13 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Ogden (c. 82 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Layton (c. 67 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Logan (c. 48 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Roy (c. 36 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Clearfield (c. 30 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kaysville, Preston, Layton (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 15 km SW of Thatcher, Utah.
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