Small earthquake of magnitude 3.6 just reported 24 miles north of Santa Rosa, California, United States
3.6 quake California, USA, Dec 12, 2023 11:52 pm (Los Angeles time)

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred late at night on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, at 10:52 pm local time near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 0.6 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.6 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Cobb (pop. 1,800) located 2 miles from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Clearlake (pop. 15,200) located 13 miles from the epicenter, Russian River (pop. 11,700) 14 miles away, Windsor (pop. 27,500) 17 miles away, Santa Rosa (pop. 175,000) 24 miles away, Rohnert Park (pop. 42,400) 31 miles away, and Ukiah (pop. 15,900) 35 miles away. In Petaluma (pop. 60,400, 39 miles away), and Napa (pop. 80,400, 42 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 12, 2023 11:52 pm (Los Angeles time) local time (13 Dec 2023 06:52 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 0.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.79°N / 122.74°W (Lake, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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