A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Tres Pinos in CA. The temblor was picked up at 08:42:12 / 8:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5.1999998092651 km, -121.31966400147° West, 36.664501190185° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.1999998092651 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75139331. Id of event: nc75139331. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/02/25 / 2025-02-26 08:42:12 / February 26, 2025 @ 8:42 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Salinas (c. 150 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Santa Cruz (c. 59 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Watsonville (c. 51 200 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Gilroy (c. 48 800 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Morgan Hill (c. 37 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Newman, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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