A minor earthquake magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Rio Dell in California on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 08:23:56 / 8:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.12 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 30.12 km, -124.0496674° West, 40.3046684° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/01/17 / 2017-01-10 16:23:56 / January 10, 2017 @ 4:23 pm. Event id: nc72750720. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc72750720.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 56 km (35 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 22 km SSE of Rio Dell, California.
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