A minor earthquake magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Calipatria in CA on Tuesday. The 2.83-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:03:32 / 5:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.79 km (2 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/02/20 / 2020-02-04 13:03:32 / February 4, 2020 @ 1:03 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -115.6315° West, 33.1486667° North, depth 2.79 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ci39291832. Unique identifier: ci39291832.
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Mexicali (c. 597 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from El Centro (c. 42 600 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Calexico (c. 38 600 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Brawley (c. 25 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Imperial (c. 14 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop), United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puebla, Progreso, Mecca.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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