A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Tres Pinos in CA on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/12/24 / 2024-12-08 16:23:56 / December 8, 2024 @ 4:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.289999961853 km (8 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:23:56 / 4:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -121.31833648682° West, 36.715167999268° North, depth 12.289999961853 km. Unique identifier: nc75099561. Ids that are associated to the event: nc75099561.
The epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Salinas (c. 150 400 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 59 900 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Watsonville (c. 51 200 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Gilroy (c. 48 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Morgan Hill (c. 37 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Firebaugh, Scotts Valley, Newman (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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