A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Progreso in B.C. in MX on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 07:30:06 / 7:30 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ci40708311. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci40708311. Global time and date of event 20/08/24 / 2024-08-20 07:30:06 / August 20, 2024 @ 7:30 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.75 km (7 miles). Exact location, longitude -115.609169° West, latitude 32.6603317° North, depth = 10.75 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Estación Coahuila, Ciudad Coahuila (Kilómetro Cincuenta y Siete), Hermosillo. Epicenter of the earthquake was 15 km (9 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Guadalupe Victoria (c. 18 200 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 9 km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX.
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