A minor earthquake magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Hayfork in CA on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/10/25 / 2025-10-16 17:58:11 / October 16, 2025 @ 5:58 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -123.25933074951° West, 40.756832122803° North, depth 29.209999084473 km. Unique identifier: nc75250286. Ids that are associated to the event: nc75250286. The temblor was detected at 17:58:11 / 5:58 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.209999084473 km (18 miles).

Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Redding (c. 89 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Eureka (c. 27 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Arcata (c. 17 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Bayside (c. 17 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from McKinleyville (c. 15 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fortuna, Eureka, Redding (min 5000 pop).

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 23 km NNW of Hayfork, CA.

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