A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Somes Bar in CA on Saturday. The 2.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:13:51 / 12:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -123.34833526611° West, latitude 41.20650100708° North, depth = 32.939998626709 km. All ids that are associated to the event: nc75239722. Unique identifier: nc75239722. Global time and date of event 20/09/25 / 2025-09-20 00:13:51 / September 20, 2025 @ 12:13 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.939998626709 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bayside, Arcata, McKinleyville (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 22 km SSE of Somes Bar, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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