A light earthquake magnitude 4.47 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Searles Valley in CA on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -117.5653305° West, 35.7416649° North, depth 2.11 km. Global time and date of event 04/07/19 / 2019-07-04 22:12:08 / July 4, 2019 @ 10:12 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.11 km (1 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38445087. Id of event: ci38445087. The temblor was reported at 14:12:08 / 2:12 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 16 km (10 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Fort Irwin (c. 8 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fort Irwin, Alta Sierra, California City (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-seven, in the last 10 days sixty-seven, in the past 30 days sixty-eight and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 15 km W of Searles Valley, CA.
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