A minor earthquake magnitude 3.93 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Barstow in CA. Unique identifier: ci39296624. Ids that are associated to the event: ci39296624. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -116.9641647 West, latitude 35.0946655 North, depth = 2.02 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.02 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/02/20 / 2020-02-08 19:34:20 / February 8, 2020 @ 7:34 pm. The temblor was reported at 11:34:20 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Victorville (c. 115 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Hesperia (c. 90 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Apple Valley (c. 69 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Adelanto (c. 31 800 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Barstow Heights (c. 24 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Oak Hills, Ridgecrest, Hesperia (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eight hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 22 km NNE of Barstow, CA.
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