A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Mooringsport in Louisiana. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:15:36 / 12:15 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 12:15:36 / December 19, 2024 @ 12:15 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.5353 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p00m, tx2024yvww. Id of event: tx2024yvww. Exact location of earthquake, -93.958° West, 32.669° North, depth 5.5353 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 25 km (16 miles) from Shreveport (c. 199 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Longview (c. 80 500 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Bossier City (c. 61 300 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Marshall (c. 23 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Minden (c. 13 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Longview, Mansfield, Carthage (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 2 km S of Mooringsport, Louisiana.
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