A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Point Sur in CA on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -121.7485 West, latitude 36.2515 North, depth = 14.12 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/25 / 2025-05-05 11:31:24 / May 5, 2025 @ 11:31 am. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75176691. Unique identifier: nc75176691. The temblor was reported at 11:31:24 / 11:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.12 km (9 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 48 km (30 miles) from Salinas (c. 150 400 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Watsonville (c. 51 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hollister (c. 34 900 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Seaside (c. 33 000 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Monterey (c. 27 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hollister, Watsonville, Prunedale (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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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