A minor earthquake magnitude 3.46 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Petrolia in CA. Global time and date of event 11/12/24 / 2024-12-11 04:40:40 / December 11, 2024 @ 4:40 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -125.10333251953° West, 40.454833984375° North, depth 0.43000000715256 km. Event id: nc75101526. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75101526. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.43000000715256 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 04:40:40 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 71 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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