Latest See all | Mag. 1.8 earthquake 7 km N of Eureka - CA - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 4.0 North Pacific Ocean - California, United States - Apr 12, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 24, 10:13 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.8 8.7 km | 28 km (18 mi) to the N | 7 km N of Eureka, CA | Info | |
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 24, 10:15 am (Los Angeles) | 1.8 19 km | 13 km (7.8 mi) to the S | 8 km W of Rio Dell, CA | Info | |
Apr 24, 07:06 am (GMT -7) | 2.1 24 km | 51 km (32 mi) to the W | 40 km WNW of Petrolia, CA | Info | |
Apr 24, 05:35 am (GMT -8) | 3.3 22 km | 54 km (34 mi) to the W | 43 km WNW of Petrolia, CA I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Apr 24, 05:35 am (GMT -8) | 3.3 22 km | 54 km (34 mi) to the W | North Pacific Ocean, 40 mi southwest of Eureka, Humboldt County, California, United States I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 23, 10:48 pm (Los Angeles) | 2.2 5.5 km | 14 km (8.9 mi) to the SW | 11 km W of Rio Dell, CA | Info | |
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 23, 03:58 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.8 8.7 km | 12 km (7.3 mi) to the SW | 7 km SSE of Ferndale, CA | Info | |
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 22, 12:45 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.7 20 km | 32 km (20 mi) to the SW | 21 km NW of Petrolia, CA | Info | |
Apr 22, 08:45 am (GMT -8) | 2.1 5.9 km | 60 km (38 mi) to the SW | 37 km WSW of Petrolia, CA | Info | |
Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 21, 04:23 pm (Los Angeles) | 2.0 23 km | 70 km (44 mi) to the SE | 12 km ESE of Redway, CA 1 report | Info | |
Apr 20, 07:17 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.8 21 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the SW | 24 km WNW of Petrolia, CA | Info |
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Fortuna has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 423 quakes on average per year in or near Fortuna, California, USA. Fortuna has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
The last earthquake in Fortuna occurred 11 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.8:
A light magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of California, United States, late in the evening of Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 at 10.13 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.7 km (5.4 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 30 days, Fortuna has been shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.0, 5 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 16 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 13 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Fortuna in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 4.0 and occurred 13 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of United States in the morning of Friday, Apr 12, 2024 at 9.07 am local time (GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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