A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Wednesday. Event id: nc74040296. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1713965740, nc74040296. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:35:34 / 1:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.39 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -124.755° West, latitude 40.447° North, depth = 21.39 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/04/24 / 2024-04-24 13:35:34 / April 24, 2024 @ 1:35 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside. Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (40 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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