A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.05 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75097391. Id of event: nc75097391. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.28000000119209 km (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/12/24 / 2024-12-06 08:33:46 / December 6, 2024 @ 8:33 am. The temblor was reported at 08:33:46 / 8:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0.28000000119209 km, -124.79333496094° West, 40.343166351318° North.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna.
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-eight, in the last 10 days seventy-two, in the past 30 days seventy-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 43 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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