A minor earthquake magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) strikes 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.48 km (3 miles). The 2.89-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:57:24 / 7:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -124.8875° West, 40.421166666667° North, depth 4.48 km. Event id: nc75096131. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75096131. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 19:57:24 / December 5, 2024 @ 7:57 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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