A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Hermleigh in Texas. Global time and date of event 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 16:34:13 / December 12, 2024 @ 4:34 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.484 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:34:13 / 4:34 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000ny6w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ny6w. Exact location of earthquake, -100.6677° West, 32.7776° North, depth 2.484 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sweetwater, Snyder (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Snyder (c. 11 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Sweetwater (c. 10 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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: 17 km NNE of Hermleigh, Texas.
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