A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Green River in Wyoming on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -3.34 km (-2 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: uu60313962. Unique identifier: uu60313962. Exact location of event, depth -3.34 km, -109.754° West, 41.687° North. The 3.01-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:53:47 / 12:53 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/02/19 / 2019-02-22 19:53:47 / February 22, 2019 @ 7:53 pm.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Rock Springs (c. 23 000 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Green River (c. 12 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rock Springs, Green River.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 29 km NW of Green River, Wyoming.
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