A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 26 km S of Mina, Nevada (16 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -118.0891 West, latitude 38.1545 North, depth = 6.6 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00791517. Id of event: nn00791517. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/20 / 2020-12-12 08:56:41 / December 12, 2020 @ 8:56 am. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:56:41 / 8:56 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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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: 26 km S of Mina, Nevada.
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