A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 253 km W of Crescent City, California (157 miles). Global time and date of event 17/10/17 / 2017-10-17 15:22:13 / October 17, 2017 @ 3:22 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -127.1684° West, 41.277° North, depth 8.48 km. Id of earthquake: us1000atbf. Event ids that are associated: us1000atbf. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.48 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:22:13 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 253 km W of Crescent City, California.
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