A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:15:06 / 7:15 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.84 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 19:15:06 / December 5, 2024 @ 7:15 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -124.81683333333 West, latitude 40.375666666667 North, depth = 20.84 km. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75095976. Unique identifier: nc75095976.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 45 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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