A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of -0.10999999940395 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: nc75108511. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75108511, ew1735294110. The 3.44-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:08:22 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 10:08:22 / December 27, 2024 @ 10:08 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -124.91466522217° West, 40.370166778565° North, depth -0.10999999940395 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty and in the last 365 days two hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 54 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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