A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km WNW of Petrolia, CA (51 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75221647. Id of event: nc75221647. Exact location of earthquake, -125.24516296387° West, 40.429164886475° North, depth 0.62000000476837 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/08/25 / 2025-08-11 08:03:01 / August 11, 2025 @ 8:03 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.62000000476837 km (0 miles). The 2.97-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:03:01 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 ten and in the last 365 days three hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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