A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Hayfork in CA on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 03:24:43 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.95 km (19 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/05/19 / 2019-05-04 11:24:43 / May 4, 2019 @ 11:24 am. Exact location, longitude -123.2456665° West, latitude 40.7319984° North, depth = 29.95 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73176765. Id of event: nc73176765.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fortuna, Eureka, McKinleyville (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Redding (c. 89 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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