A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.31 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Calipatria in CA. Unique identifier: ci37710576. Ids that are associated to the event: ci37710576. The 3.31-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:47:47 / 6:47 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/16 / 2016-10-05 13:47:47 / October 5, 2016 @ 1:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -115.6431656 West, latitude 33.1601677 North, depth = 2.92 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.92 km (2 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 62 km (38 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Indio (c. 76 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Coachella (c. 40 700 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Indio, Coachella, Puebla (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days seventy-nine 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 13 km WNW of Calipatria, CA.
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