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Latest quakes in or near Humboldt, California, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.1 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Humboldt County, California -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 3.9 United States, Humboldt County, California - Mar 17, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 00:22 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Humboldt in the past 24 hours.
In the past 30 days, Humboldt has had 31 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.9:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 13 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 15 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 3.9 Earthquake United States, 31 mi SE of Eureka, Humboldt County, California -
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Latest quakes in or near Humboldt, California, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 27, 09:34 am (GMT -8)
Mar 27, 17:34 GMT
3.1

4.8 km
36 km (22 mi) to the SW 42 km W of Petrolia, CA
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Mar 26, 10:39 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 05:39 GMT
1.4

7 km
United States, 32 mi southeast of Eureka, Humboldt County, California Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 12:12 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 26, 07:12 GMT
1.3

24 km
United States, 25 mi south of Eureka, Humboldt County, California Info
Mar 25, 07:49 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 26, 02:49 GMT
1.9

13 km
13 km SE of Petrolia, CA Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 25, 02:02 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 25, 21:02 GMT
1.5

18 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW 13 km NW of Petrolia, CA Info
Mar 24, 11:58 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 25, 06:58 GMT
2.7

18 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW 12 km WSW of Ferndale, CA Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 23, 06:23 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 23, 13:23 GMT
2.0

16 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, United States, 22 mi southwest of Eureka, Humboldt County, California Info
Mar 22, 09:18 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 23, 04:18 GMT
2.1

6.1 km
14 km (8.7 mi) to the NE 30 km E of Willow Creek, CA Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 06:58 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 22, 01:58 GMT
1.6

16 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the SW 11 km WSW of Ferndale, CA Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 21, 11:24 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 21, 18:24 GMT
1.8

18 km
9 km SSE of Redway, CA Info
Mar 20, 09:19 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 21, 04:19 GMT
1.6

22 km
2 km N of Redway, CA Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.9 x 1010 joules (16.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 14.2 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 374 quakes on average per year in or near Humboldt, California, USA:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.31 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.2 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.08 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 7.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 38.7 quakes per year (or 3.2 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 270 quakes per year (or 22.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 372 quakes per year (or 31 quakes per month)
Humboldt has a very high level of seismic activity. Humboldt has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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