A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Dustin Acres in California on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/24 / 2024-08-07 07:11:21 / August 7, 2024 @ 7:11 am. Id of earthquake: ew1723014680. Event ids that are associated: ew1723014680. Exact location, longitude -119.2655° West, latitude 35.1815° North, depth = 8 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:11:21 / 7:11 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Bakersfield (c. 347 500 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Delano (c. 53 000 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Oildale (c. 32 700 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Wasco (c. 25 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Arvin (c. 19 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Shafter (c. 17 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Carpinteria, Montecito, Alta Sierra.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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: 12 km ESE of Dustin Acres, California.
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