A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Enoch in Utah. The 3.32-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:14:49 / 12:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: uu60187772. Id of event: uu60187772. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.96 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -113.1331635° West, 37.7636681° North, depth 6.96 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/03/17 / 2017-03-05 19:14:49 / March 5, 2017 @ 7:14 pm.
The epicenter was 11 km (7 miles) from Cedar City (c. 28 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Washington (c. 18 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Hurricane (c. 13 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ivins (c. 6 800 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Enoch (c. 5 800 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ivins, Washington, Hurricane (min 5000 pop).
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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steve black
Felt 5 miles due west of cedar. Caused ground fault in my solar panels. Will need repair tomorrow to allow batteries to charge