A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Carson City in Nevada on Tuesday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:14:25 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/12/18 / 2018-12-04 15:14:25 / December 4, 2018 @ 3:14 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.1 km (7 miles). Unique identifier: nn00668094. Ids that are associated to the event: nn00668094. Exact location of event, depth 11.1 km, -119.726° West, 39.117° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Reno (c. 225 200 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Sparks (c. 90 300 pop), 6 km (4 miles) from Carson City (c. 55 300 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from South Lake Tahoe (c. 21 400 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Fernley (c. 19 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fernley, Cold Springs, Spanish Springs.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 6 km SE of Carson City, Nevada.
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