A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Chacra in Colorado on Friday. Event id: us6000nzip. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nzip. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/10/24 / 2024-10-18 12:44:51 / October 18, 2024 @ 12:44 pm. Exact location, longitude -107.3767° West, latitude 39.6164° North, depth = 5 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:44:51 / 12:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Avon, Aspen, Edwards (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Edwards (c. 10 300 pop), 9 km (5 miles) from Glenwood Springs (c. 9 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Rifle (c. 9 200 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Aspen (c. 6 700 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Eagle (c. 6 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 7 km NE of Chacra, Colorado.
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