A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 49 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (30 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 08:03:23 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.3 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/05/20 / 2020-05-27 16:03:23 / May 27, 2020 @ 4:03 pm. Event id: nn00736420. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00736420. Exact location, longitude -117.777° West, latitude 38.1927° North, depth = 17.3 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 49 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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