A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 71 km W of Ferndale, California (44 miles) on Saturday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:08:15 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75103061, us7000nyug. Id of event: us7000nyug. Exact location of earthquake, -125.1025° West, 40.6291° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 10:08:15 / December 14, 2024 @ 10:08 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. 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: 71 km W of Ferndale, California.
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