A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Salton City in CA on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci40701543. Id of event: ci40701543. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -116.041832 West, latitude 33.2421684 North, depth = 3.19 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.19 km (2 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/24 / 2024-08-14 13:10:53 / August 14, 2024 @ 1:10 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 13:10:53 / 1:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palm Springs, Ramona, Holtville (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Indio (c. 76 000 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Cathedral City (c. 51 200 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Palm Desert (c. 48 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Palm Springs (c. 44 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 10 km SW of Salton City, CA.
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