A minor earthquake magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Coso Junction in CA. The temblor was detected at 23:22:58 / 11:22 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/08/25 / 2025-08-17 23:22:58 / August 17, 2025 @ 11:22 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -117.9141693 West, latitude 36.1204987 North, depth = 4.47 km. Id of earthquake: ci40401474. Event ids that are associated: ci40401474. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.47 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Ridgecrest (c. 27 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Alta Sierra (c. 7 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Alta Sierra, Ridgecrest. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-six 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 9 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA.
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