A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Verdi in Nevada. Unique identifier: nn00638434. Ids that are associated to the event: nn00638434. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.1 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 9.1 km, -119.9779° West, 39.3946° North. Global time and date of event 06/06/18 / 2018-06-06 16:37:17 / June 6, 2018 @ 4:37 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 08:37:17 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fernley, Silver Springs, Gardnerville Ranchos (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Reno (c. 225 200 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Sparks (c. 90 300 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Carson City (c. 55 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from South Lake Tahoe (c. 21 400 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Fernley (c. 19 400 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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 S of Verdi, Nevada.
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