A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Walker Lake in Nevada on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 23/08/24 / 2024-08-23 15:31:57 / August 23, 2024 @ 3:31 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000n90a. Event ids that are associated: us7000n90a. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:31:57 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -118.532° West, latitude 38.7101° North, depth = 5 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Fallon (c. 8 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fallon.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 20 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada.
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