A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Ferndale in California on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.88 km (12 miles). The 3.32-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:15:58 / 4:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/15 / 2015-12-29 00:15:58 / December 29, 2015 @ 12:15 am UTC/GMT. Event id: nc72570930. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc72570930. Exact location, longitude -124.4348297° West, latitude 40.4236679° North, depth = 19.88 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside (min 5000 pop).
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 fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km SW of Ferndale, California. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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