A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Brawley in CA on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/16 / 2016-12-31 23:48:13 / December 31, 2016 @ 11:48 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -115.5531693 West, latitude 32.9751663 North, depth = 7.58 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.58 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:48:13 / 3:48 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ci37775744. Ids that are associated to the event: ci37775744.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hermosillo, Delta, Oasis (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 2 km (1 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Imperial (c. 14 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 2 km W of Brawley, CA. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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