A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Hawthorne in Nevada on Thursday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:14:40 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/07/16 / 2016-07-07 23:14:40 / July 7, 2016 @ 11:14 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00550898, nc72659371, us100061rg. Id of event: nn00550898. Exact location of event, longitude -118.764 West, latitude 38.6568 North, depth = 0 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Gardnerville Ranchos (c. 11 300 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Fallon (c. 8 600 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Gardnerville (c. 5 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gardnerville, Fallon, Gardnerville Ranchos (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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. 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: 19 km NW of Hawthorne, Nevada.
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