A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The temblor was picked up at 10:31:52 / 10:31 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/02/25 / 2025-02-09 10:31:52 / February 9, 2025 @ 10:31 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -124.91166687012 West, latitude 40.372501373291 North, depth = 7.1799998283386 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.1799998283386 km (4 miles). Event id: nc75130527. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75130527.
Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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