A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.94 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Toms Place in CA on Monday. Id of earthquake: nc72947191. Event ids that are associated: nc72947191. The epicenter was at a depth of 2.51 km (2 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -118.8365021° West, 37.5755005° North, depth 2.51 km. The 2.94-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:27:09 / 3:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/01/18 / 2018-01-01 11:27:09 / January 1, 2018 @ 11:27 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 14 km (9 miles) from Mammoth Lakes (c. 8 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mammoth Lakes.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-four 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 14 km W of Toms Place, CA.
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