A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Toyah in Texas on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -104.196° West, latitude 31.6697° North, depth = 5.995 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.995 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:49:17 / 2:49 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/05/24 / 2024-05-28 02:49:17 / May 28, 2024 @ 2:49 am. Event id: us6000n1dt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n1dt.
Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Pecos (c. 8 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pecos (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas.
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