A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from San Simeon in California. The temblor was picked up at 13:41:48 / 1:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/25 / 2025-08-14 13:41:48 / August 14, 2025 @ 1:41 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ew1755178910. Ids that are associated to the event: ew1755178910. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -121.3232 West, latitude 35.8167 North, depth = 9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from San Luis Obispo (c. 45 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Atascadero (c. 28 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Paso Robles (c. 27 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Soledad (c. 25 700 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Greenfield (c. 16 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Los Osos (c. 14 300 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Luis Obispo, Gonzales, Los Osos (min 5000 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-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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