A light earthquake magnitude 4.01 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Coso Junction in CA. Exact location of event, depth 1.79 km, -117.8509979° West, 36.0564995° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.79 km (1 miles). The 4.01-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:38:45 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ci38572055. Unique identifier: ci38572055. Global time and date of event 15/07/19 / 2019-07-15 08:38:45 / July 15, 2019 @ 8:38 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days six hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days seven hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 9 km E of Coso Junction, CA.
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