A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -124.97433333333 West, latitude 40.330333333333 North, depth = 1.9 km. The temblor was reported at 19:18:47 / 7:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 19:18:47 / December 5, 2024 @ 7:18 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75001653. Unique identifier: nc75001653. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.9 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (47 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days sixty-one, in the past 30 days sixty-three and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 58 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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