Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
4.9 quake 94 Km W of Petrolia, CA, Feb 2, 2024 07:08 am (GMT -8)

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 1.4 miles beneath the epicenter in the morning on Friday, February 2nd, 2024, at 7:08 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake as well. A third agency, The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ferndale (pop. 1,400) located 60 miles from the epicenter, and Fortuna (pop. 12,000) 66 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Eureka (pop. 27,000) located 70 miles from the epicenter, Arcata (pop. 17,800) 75 miles away, and Bayside (pop. 17,100) 75 miles away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 2, 2024 07:08 am (GMT -8) local time (2 Feb 2024 15:08 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 2.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.41°N / 125.39°W (California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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