A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Petrolia in CA. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 08:38:15 / May 26, 2025 @ 8:38 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75186641. Unique identifier: nc75186641. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -124.51433563232 West, latitude 40.291000366211 North, depth = 10.569999694824 km. The 3.23-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:38:15 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.569999694824 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arcata, Bayside, Eureka (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 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. 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: 20 km W of Petrolia, CA.
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