A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 70 km W of Mentone, Texas (43 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/04/20 / 2020-04-03 19:57:27 / April 3, 2020 @ 7:57 pm. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:57:27 / 1:57 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70008mz3. Event ids that are associated: us70008mz3. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.79 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -104.3433° West, 31.6389° North, depth 11.79 km.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 70 km W of Mentone, Texas.
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