A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Toyah in Texas on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 11:44:25 / October 17, 2024 @ 11:44 am. Exact location of event, depth 9.191 km, -104.0033° West, 31.6145° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.191 km (6 miles). The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:44:25 / 11:44 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000nzbv. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nzbv.
The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Pecos (c. 8 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pecos (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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