A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Maricopa in California on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 23:43:31 / 11:43 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 07/08/24 / 2024-08-07 23:43:31 / August 7, 2024 @ 11:43 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -119.3495° West, latitude 35.0961° North, depth = 9 km. Event id: ew1723074210. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1723074210. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Solvang, Ventura, Isla Vista. Epicenter of the earthquake was 43 km (27 miles) from Bakersfield (c. 347 500 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Ventura (c. 96 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Santa Barbara (c. 88 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Delano (c. 53 000 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Oildale (c. 32 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Goleta (c. 29 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 NE of Maricopa, California.
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