A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.53 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.9 km (12 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73121386. Id of event: nc73121386. The 3.53-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:10:20 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/12/18 / 2018-12-11 06:10:20 / December 11, 2018 @ 6:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, -124.5193329° West, 40.2988319° North, depth 19.9 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (39 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 20 km W of Petrolia, CA.
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