A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.4899997711182 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/04/25 / 2025-04-27 16:32:26 / April 27, 2025 @ 4:32 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 8.4899997711182 km, -124.82033538818° West, 40.352500915527° North. Event id: nc75172656. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75172656. The temblor was reported at 16:32:26 / 4:32 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Eureka, Fortuna. Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km WNW of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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