A light earthquake with magnitude 4.27 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 11 km ESE of Stovepipe Wells, CA (7 miles). Event id: ci40964384. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1729868670, ci40964384. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/24 / 2024-10-25 15:04:23 / October 25, 2024 @ 3:04 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -117.0478363 West, latitude 36.5518341 North, depth = 1.46 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 15:04:23 / 3:04 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.46 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 11 km ESE of Stovepipe Wells, CA.
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