A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.64 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Ferndale in California on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/07/16 / 2016-07-01 16:49:48 / July 1, 2016 @ 4:49 pm. The temblor was reported at 08:49:48 / 8:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -125.0098343 West, latitude 40.4126663 North, depth = 0.16 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc72657351. Id of event: nc72657351. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.16 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 65 km WSW of Ferndale, California.
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