A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Petrolia in CA on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/04/25 / 2025-04-27 21:18:20 / April 27, 2025 @ 9:18 pm. Event id: nc75172831. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75172831. Exact location, longitude -125.0068359375° West, latitude 40.442832946777° North, depth = 1.0900000333786 km. The 3.09-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:18:20 / 9:18 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.0900000333786 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 63 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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