A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Redway in California on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 29.87 km, -123.7955017° West, 40.2578316° North. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:52:01 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.87 km (19 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: nc72604565. Unique identifier: nc72604565. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/03/16 / 2016-03-09 22:52:01 / March 9, 2016 @ 10:52 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arcata, Bayside, Eureka. Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 15 km N of Redway, California.
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