A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Carlin in Nevada on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 22:10:44 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.2 km (3 miles). Event id: nn00523098. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00523098. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/15 / 2015-12-17 06:10:44 / December 17, 2015 @ 6:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -116.0689 West, latitude 40.3519 North, depth = 5.2 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Elko (c. 18 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Spring Creek (c. 12 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Elko, Spring Creek (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 40 km S of Carlin, Nevada.
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