A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada (21 miles). Event id: nn00779913. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00779913. Exact location, longitude -117.8768° West, latitude 38.1505° North, depth = 12.4 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.4 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:49:24 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/10/20 / 2020-10-22 06:49:24 / October 22, 2020 @ 6:49 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. 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: 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada.
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