A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.99 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Ridgecrest in CA. The temblor was detected at 05:11:38 / 5:11 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/07/19 / 2019-07-12 13:11:38 / July 12, 2019 @ 1:11 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci38548295. Id of event: ci38548295. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.67 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -117.5876694° West, 35.6373329° North, depth 9.67 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Alta Sierra, California City, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 8 km (5 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days six hundred and eighty-eight, in the past 30 days six hundred and eighty-nine and in the last 365 days seven hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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