A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.60000002384186 km (-0 miles). The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:56:18 / 12:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -124.76466369629 West, latitude 40.422164916992 North, depth = -0.60000002384186 km. Id of earthquake: nc75100491. Event ids that are associated: nc75100491. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/24 / 2024-12-10 00:56:18 / December 10, 2024 @ 12:56 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arcata, Bayside, Eureka (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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