A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Thursday. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:44:42 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.2699999809265 km (1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75139971, ew1740653090. Id of event: nc75139971. Global time and date of event 27/02/25 / 2025-02-27 10:44:42 / February 27, 2025 @ 10:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -124.97566986084 West, latitude 40.368831634521 North, depth = 1.2699999809265 km.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 59 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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