A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) strikes 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Tres Pinos in CA on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 10/12/24 / 2024-12-10 21:28:06 / December 10, 2024 @ 9:28 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 21:28:06 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.5799999237061 km (3 miles). Event id: nc75101271. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75101271. Exact location of event, depth 5.5799999237061 km, -121.28150177002° West, 36.641498565674° North.
Epicenter of the event was 34 km (21 miles) from Salinas (c. 150 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 59 900 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Watsonville (c. 51 200 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Gilroy (c. 48 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Morgan Hill (c. 37 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Cruz, Gustine, Live Oak. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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