A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 37 km SE of Mina, Nevada (23 miles) on Friday. Unique identifier: nn00744353. Ids that are associated to the event: nn00744353. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:46:59 / 1:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.7591 West, latitude 38.1875 North, depth = 5.6 km. Global time and date of event 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 13:46:59 / May 15, 2020 @ 1:46 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.6 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred, in the last 10 days four hundred and six, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 37 km SE of Mina, Nevada.
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