A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Thursday. Global time and date of event 24/05/18 / 2018-05-24 17:49:39 / May 24, 2018 @ 5:49 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -124.3633347° West, 40.3486671° North, depth 15.44 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.44 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:49:39 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: nc73020325. Ids that are associated to the event: nc73020325.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside. Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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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