A minor earthquake magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.23 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: nc75096031. Ids that are associated to the event: nc75096031. Exact location of event, longitude -124.77833333333 West, latitude 40.333666666667 North, depth = 7.23 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 19:26:17 / December 5, 2024 @ 7:26 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 19:26:17 / 7:26 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 42 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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