A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.71 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.11999999731779 km (0 miles). The 3.71-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:50:13 / 2:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -125.08483123779 West, latitude 40.364833831787 North, depth = 0.11999999731779 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 14:50:13 / December 12, 2024 @ 2:50 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75102341, ew1734015020. Id of event: nc75102341.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 68 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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