A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Ferndale in California on Thursday. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:31:50 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 21:31:50 / December 5, 2024 @ 9:31 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -124.7968 West, latitude 40.2072 North, depth = 8 km. Id of earthquake: ew1733434320. Event ids that are associated: ew1733434320.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 61 km SW of Ferndale, California. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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