A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 159 km WSW of Ferndale, California (99 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us7000nwaa. Event ids that are associated: ew1733431180, nc75096241, us7000nwaa. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -126.0821 West, latitude 40.2135 North, depth = 10 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:39:14 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 20:39:14 / December 5, 2024 @ 8:39 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and five, in the last 10 days one hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days one hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 159 km WSW of Ferndale, California.
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