A minor earthquake magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: nc75016432. Event ids that are associated: nc75016432. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/06/24 / 2024-06-05 00:58:04 / June 5, 2024 @ 12:58 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 17.75 km (11 miles). Exact location, longitude -124.86883544922° West, latitude 40.354999542236° North, depth = 17.75 km. The 3.02-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:58:04 / 12:58 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 50 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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