A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.74 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Brawley in CA on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 10.42 km, -115.538002° West, 32.9186668° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/07/16 / 2016-07-07 12:55:24 / July 7, 2016 @ 12:55 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ci37622848. Unique identifier: ci37622848. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.42 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.74-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:55:24 / 5:55 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Luis, Somerton, Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 33 km (21 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from San Luis (c. 25 500 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Guadalupe Victoria (c. 18 200 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 sixteen and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 7 km S of Brawley, CA.
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