A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Trinidad in CA on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.5 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.84-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:53:49 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: nc73232376. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc73232376. Exact location of earthquake, -124.7305° West, 41.2541667° North, depth 21.5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/07/19 / 2019-07-23 03:53:49 / July 23, 2019 @ 3:53 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bayside, Crescent City, Arcata (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Crescent City (c. 7 600 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 54 km WNW of Trinidad, CA.
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