A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 22/11/18 / 2018-11-22 05:02:52 / November 22, 2018 @ 5:02 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 21:02:52 / 9:02 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73113891. Id of event: nc73113891. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.23 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -124.9268341 West, latitude 40.479332 North, depth = 0.23 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 57 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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