A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Falls City in Texas on Monday. Id of earthquake: tx2024strv. Event ids that are associated: us6000ntz0, tx2024strv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/24 / 2024-09-23 22:13:45 / September 23, 2024 @ 10:13 pm. Exact location of event, depth 2.7588 km, -98.106° West, 28.866° North. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:13:45 / 10:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.7588 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cuero, Selma, Live Oak (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from San Antonio (c. 1 327 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Schertz (c. 31 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Seguin (c. 25 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Universal City (c. 18 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Converse (c. 18 200 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 15 km SSW of Falls City, Texas.
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