A light earthquake with magnitude 4.36 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Avenal in CA. The 4.36-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:45:18 / 12:45 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.359999656677 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/10/24 / 2024-10-02 00:45:18 / October 2, 2024 @ 12:45 am. Exact location of earthquake, -120.19533538818° West, 36.083999633789° North, depth 11.359999656677 km. Event id: nc75069176. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1727829920, nc75069176, us7000nhl9.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wasco, Clovis, Delano (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Fresno (c. 494 700 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Visalia (c. 124 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Clovis (c. 95 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Tulare (c. 59 300 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Hanford (c. 54 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Delano (c. 53 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA.
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