A minor earthquake magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.0799999237061 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 11:29:29 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 11:29:29 / January 21, 2025 @ 11:29 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: nc75120631. Event ids that are associated: nc75120631. Exact location of event, longitude -125.0325012207 West, latitude 40.358001708984 North, depth = 6.0799999237061 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna. The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 63 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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