A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 12:49:57 / 12:49 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: nc75099476. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75099476. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.700000762939 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/12/24 / 2024-12-08 12:49:57 / December 8, 2024 @ 12:49 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -124.74266815185 West, latitude 40.329166412354 North, depth = 22.700000762939 km.
Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 39 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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