Minor earthquake, 3.31 mag strikes near Petrolia in CA

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A minor earthquake magnitude 3.31 (ml/mb) strikes 140 km WNW of Petrolia, CA (87 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10.12 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: nc75210257. Event ids that are associated: nc75210257, us7000qcsx. Exact location of event, longitude -125.93633333333 West, latitude 40.362666666667 North, depth = 10.12 km. The 3.31-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:23:08 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/07/25 / 2025-07-15 15:23:08 / July 15, 2025 @ 3:23 pm UTC/GMT.

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.

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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. 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: 140 km WNW of Petrolia, CA.

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