A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Petrolia in CA. Global time and date of event 06/12/24 / 2024-12-06 03:13:32 / December 6, 2024 @ 3:13 am UTC/GMT. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:13:32 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). Event id: nc75097041. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75097041. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.46000000834465 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -124.91566467285 West, latitude 40.370498657227 North, depth = 0.46000000834465 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna.
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty, in the last 10 days sixty-four, in the past 30 days sixty-six and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 54 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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