A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 29 km SSW of O’Neill, Nebraska (18 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 8.78 km, -98.7189° West, 42.1974° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 18:08:04 / January 1, 2020 @ 6:08 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006t75. Id of event: us70006t75. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.78 km (5 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:08:04 / 12:08 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 29 km SSW of O’Neill, Nebraska.
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