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Chemical explosion 2.62km (1.63 miles) away from Altamont (United States of America)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 1.98 occurred on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 12:01:22 AM UTC (and Friday, May 8, 2020 at 4:01:22 PM local time) 2.62km (1.63 miles) away from Altamont (United States of America) which is the nearest city to the epicenter.



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Details about this earthquake

Date (UTC) :5/9/2020 12:01:22 AM
Updated (UTC) :5/9/2020 8:39:10 AM
Magnitude1.98
Mag. Typemd
Latitude37.7563333
Longitude-121.6375
Depth-0.14 km (-0.09 miles)
Dmin0,05688
TypeChemical explosion
StatusReviewed
Tsunami riskNo
SourceUSGS
Other informationM 2.0 Chemical Explosion - 9km WSW of Mountain Hou
9km WSW of Mountain House, CA

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Cities near this earthquake

CityDistancePopulation
US Altamont2.62km away (1.63 miles)
US Greenville (historical)6.77km away (4.21 miles)
US Midway8.40km away (5.22 miles)
US Mountain House8.86km away (5.51 miles)9 675 inhabitants
US Ulmar9.12km away (5.66 miles)
US Trevarno12.14km away (7.55 miles)
US Byron12.34km away (7.67 miles)1 277 inhabitants
US Livermore14.17km away (8.80 miles)88 126 inhabitants
US Ellis (historical)16.04km away (9.97 miles)
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US Tracy18.69km away (11.61 miles)87 075 inhabitants
US Mendenhall Springs18.73km away (11.64 miles)
US Wainwright Village19.23km away (11.95 miles)
US East Pleasanton19.29km away (11.99 miles)
US Elliot (historical)20.03km away (12.44 miles)
US Brentwood20.20km away (12.55 miles)58 968 inhabitants
US Tassajara20.37km away (12.66 miles)
US Bixler20.51km away (12.75 miles)
US Werner20.65km away (12.83 miles)
US Carbona20.94km away (13.01 miles)




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