A minor earthquake magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Laytonville in California on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly -0.79 km (-0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: nc72721580. Ids that are associated to the event: nc72721580. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/11/16 / 2016-11-07 13:19:48 / November 7, 2016 @ 1:19 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -123.6224976 West, latitude 39.6629982 North, depth = -0.79 km. The temblor was reported at 05:19:48 / 5:19 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Ukiah (c. 16 100 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Fort Bragg (c. 7 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ukiah, Fort Bragg.
Each 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 five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 12 km WSW of Laytonville, California.
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