A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 72 km WSW of Ferndale, California (45 miles) on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/07/15 / 2015-07-09 13:36:59 / July 9, 2015 @ 1:36 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.72 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 05:36:59 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: nc72482231. Ids that are associated to the event: nc72482231. Exact location, longitude -125.0045° West, latitude 40.2465° North, depth = 14.72 km.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 72 km WSW of Ferndale, California.
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