A earthquake with magnitude 6.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 157 km W of Ferndale, California (98 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:49:46 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -126.1177° West, 40.507° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Ferndale in California (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/12/16 / 2016-12-08 14:49:46 / December 8, 2016 @ 2:49 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00ohvfux, pt16343051, us20007z6r. Id of event: us20007z6r.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 157 km W of Ferndale, California. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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