A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.64 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 03:56:45 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.46999999880791 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/03/25 / 2025-03-19 03:56:45 / March 19, 2025 @ 3:56 am. Event id: nc75151402. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75151402. Exact location of event, longitude -125.08716583252 West, latitude 40.393001556396 North, depth = 0.46999999880791 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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