A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Ridgecrest in CA. The temblor was reported at 14:34:50 / 2:34 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/01/20 / 2020-01-05 22:34:50 / January 5, 2020 @ 10:34 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ci39024647. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci39024647. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.58 km (1 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -117.5286667° West, 35.6576667° North, depth 1.58 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was California City, Ridgecrest. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 13 km (8 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from California City (c. 14 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one thousand and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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