A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (17 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: nn00746659. Unique identifier: nn00746659. The temblor was reported at 14:22:16 / 2:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.3 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 14:22:16 / May 15, 2020 @ 2:22 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -117.9801° West, 38.1547° North, depth 6.3 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and twelve, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighteen, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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