A minor earthquake magnitude 3.87 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Tuesday. The 3.87-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:01:06 / 1:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/12/24 / 2024-12-10 13:01:06 / December 10, 2024 @ 1:01 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -124.80117034912 West, latitude 40.340999603271 North, depth = -0.15000000596046 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of -0.15000000596046 km (-0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75101006. Id of event: nc75101006.
Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arcata, Bayside, Eureka (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 44 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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