A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 168 km WSW of Crescent City, California (104 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, -126.131° West, 41.3141° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/03/19 / 2019-03-27 10:36:43 / March 27, 2019 @ 10:36 am. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:36:43 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: nc71110244, us2000k67y. Unique identifier: us2000k67y.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 168 km WSW of Crescent City, California.
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