A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Truckee in California on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -1.08 km (-1 miles). The 3.02-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:16:28 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/06/17 / 2017-06-27 09:16:28 / June 27, 2017 @ 9:16 am. Exact location of earthquake, -120.3349991° West, 39.4663315° North, depth -1.08 km. All ids that are associated to the event: nc72822101, nn00593689. Unique identifier: nc72822101.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gardnerville, Alta Sierra, Johnson Lane (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Reno (c. 225 200 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Sparks (c. 90 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Carson City (c. 55 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from South Lake Tahoe (c. 21 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Sun Valley (c. 19 300 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 20 km NW of Truckee, California. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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