A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 241 km WSW of Crescent City, California (150 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/10/17 / 2017-10-17 15:20:18 / October 17, 2017 @ 3:20 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 8.6 km, -127.0224° West, 41.2551° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.6 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 07:20:18 / 7:20 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000atbe. Id of event: us1000atbe.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 241 km WSW of Crescent City, California.
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