A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.89999961853 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.42-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:06:06 / 3:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -124.91633605957° West, 40.357334136963° North, depth 10.89999961853 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/07/25 / 2025-07-11 15:06:06 / July 11, 2025 @ 3:06 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: nc75208427. Event ids that are associated: nc75208427.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Eureka, Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 54 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.
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