A minor earthquake magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Petrolia in CA. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75098791, us7000nww2. Unique identifier: nc75098791. The temblor was detected at 14:42:20 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.8399999141693 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 2.8399999141693 km, -124.77716827393° West, 40.34349822998° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/12/24 / 2024-12-07 14:42:20 / December 7, 2024 @ 2:42 pm.
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and one, in the past 30 days one hundred and two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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: 42 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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