A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Petrolia in CA. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75102091. Unique identifier: nc75102091. Exact location of event, depth 19.360000610352 km, -124.75350189209° West, 40.35283279419° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.360000610352 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 01:22:07 / December 12, 2024 @ 1:22 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:22:07 / 1:22 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 40 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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