A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Jal in New Mexico on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/24 / 2024-07-27 23:19:57 / July 27, 2024 @ 11:19 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.369 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -103.1026° West, 32.233° North, depth 7.369 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ngez. Id of event: us6000ngez. The temblor was detected at 23:19:57 / 11:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (33 miles) from Hobbs (c. 34 100 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from West Odessa (c. 22 700 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Andrews (c. 11 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Monahans (c. 7 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Seminole (c. 6 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monahans, West Odessa, Seminole (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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