A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Tehachapi in CA. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.39 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:06:02 / 5:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/01/25 / 2025-01-13 05:06:02 / January 13, 2025 @ 5:06 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ci40838607. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ci40838607. Exact location of earthquake, -118.5208359° West, 35.2415009° North, depth 5.39 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 47 km (30 miles) from Bakersfield (c. 347 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Lancaster (c. 156 600 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Oildale (c. 32 700 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Arvin (c. 19 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Rosamond (c. 18 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shafter, Quartz Hill, Lancaster (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA.
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