A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 12 km WNW of Gerlach-Empire, Nevada (7 miles) on Thursday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:11:45 / 4:11 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Event id: nn00543016. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00543016. Exact location of earthquake, -119.5159° West, 40.6324° North, depth 0 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 23:11:45 / May 5, 2016 @ 11:11 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km WNW of Gerlach-Empire, Nevada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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