A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada (21 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:35:13 / 3:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 15:35:13 / May 15, 2020 @ 3:35 pm. Id of earthquake: nn00748049. Event ids that are associated: nn00748049. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.8 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -117.852 West, latitude 38.1682 North, depth = 5.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and twenty-four, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days four hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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