A light earthquake with magnitude 4.45 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Lamont in CA. The temblor was detected at 04:10:44 / 4:10 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ci40865192. Ids that are associated to the event: ci40865192. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/08/24 / 2024-08-07 04:10:44 / August 7, 2024 @ 4:10 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.71 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -119.1188354° West, latitude 35.1110001° North, depth = 9.71 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Bakersfield (c. 347 500 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Santa Clarita (c. 176 300 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Valencia (c. 148 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Ventura (c. 96 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Santa Barbara (c. 88 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Delano (c. 53 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Clarita, Moorpark, Ventura.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 25 km SW of Lamont, CA.
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