A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.95 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 18:59:01 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 18:59:01 / December 5, 2024 @ 6:59 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: nc75095886. Ids that are associated to the event: nc75095886. Exact location of earthquake, -124.97316666667° West, 40.373333333333° North, depth 10 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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