A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.65 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Petrolia in CA. Unique identifier: nc75001758. Ids that are associated to the event: nc75001758. Exact location of event, longitude -124.968 West, latitude 40.417333333333 North, depth = 14.83 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.83 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 23:17:38 / 11:17 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 23:17:38 / December 5, 2024 @ 11:17 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred, in the last 10 days one hundred and four, in the past 30 days one hundred and six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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