A minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Petrolia in CA. The temblor was reported at 22:07:38 / 10:07 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 22:07:38 / October 24, 2025 @ 10:07 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.190000534058 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -124.86766815185° West, 40.3125° North, depth 22.190000534058 km. Id of earthquake: nc75254116. Event ids that are associated: nc75254116.

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Fortuna (c. 11 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km W of Petrolia, CA. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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