A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Ferndale in California on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact location, longitude -124.55° West, latitude 40.3264° North, depth = 8 km. The temblor was picked up at 12:42:42 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 12:42:42 / December 14, 2024 @ 12:42 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ew1734180170. Id of event: ew1734180170.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 62 km (39 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was McKinleyville, Arcata, Bayside (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 36 km SW of Ferndale, California.
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