A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 1.0599999427795 km, -125.06083679199° West, 40.37166595459° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/02/25 / 2025-02-12 04:32:39 / February 12, 2025 @ 4:32 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.0599999427795 km (1 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:32:39 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: nc75132032. Event ids that are associated: ew1739334770, nc75132032.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 66 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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