A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The 2.89-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:39:28 / 6:39 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75208257. Id of event: nc75208257. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.470000267029 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/07/25 / 2025-07-11 06:39:28 / July 11, 2025 @ 6:39 am. Exact location of earthquake, -124.87466430664° West, 40.35950088501° North, depth 12.470000267029 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 50 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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