A minor earthquake magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Coso Junction in CA on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/19 / 2019-07-08 17:50:48 / July 8, 2019 @ 5:50 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -117.8548333° West, latitude 36.0548333° North, depth = 1.44 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.44 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:50:48 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ci38489735. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38489735.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 51 km (32 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days six hundred and one, in the past 30 days six hundred and two and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor 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. 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: 8 km E of Coso Junction, CA.
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