A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from San Simeon in CA. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.539999961853 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:14:25 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter). Event id: nc75256546. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75256546. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/10/25 / 2025-10-30 08:14:25 / October 30, 2025 @ 8:14 am. Exact location of earthquake, -121.27866363525° West, 35.759334564209° North, depth 5.539999961853 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from San Luis Obispo (c. 45 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Atascadero (c. 28 300 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Paso Robles (c. 27 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Soledad (c. 25 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Greenfield (c. 16 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Luis Obispo, Soledad, Los Osos.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 15 km NNW of San Simeon, CA.
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