A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Samoa in California on Friday. Event id: ew1717777600. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1717777600. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -124.5879 West, latitude 40.9254 North, depth = 8 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:26:39 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/06/24 / 2024-06-07 16:26:39 / June 7, 2024 @ 4:26 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 38 km (24 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna, Bayside, Arcata.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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