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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTen earthquakes strike the coast of Northern California in less than 24 hours
Ten earthquakes of preliminary magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.5 struck off the coast of Northern California between Saturday and Sunday, the United States Geological Survey reports.
The series of earthquakes rumbled beneath the Pacific Ocean, between 3 miles and 27 miles west of Petrolia in Humboldt County.
The first earthquake struck early Saturday morning at a magnitude of 4.3, while a second earthquake, of 3.2 magnitude, rumbled about 30 minutes later. Three additional earthquakes hit between 4:30 p.m. and 5:38 p.m. Saturday in the same area, registering magnitudes between 2.9 and 3.6, USGS reported. A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck that night, at 11:37 p.m.
The geological activity continued into Sunday. USGS reported four earthquakes near Petrolia between 2:18 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. The earthquakes ranged in magnitude from 3.4 to 4.5.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ten-earthquakes-strike-the-coast-of-northern-california-in-less-than-24-hours/ar-BBT8Au2?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
Fuzzpope
(602 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)Fuzzpope
(602 posts)Actually last week, well before the 2nd of February.
https://news.sky.com/story/dead-deep-sea-oarfish-spark-earthquake-and-tsunami-fears-in-japan-11625583?fbclid=IwAR2SmMcn_akBo0MACQyTc0b80FTaxGmC3ZoEvtFwj9MMISrBlcXqAapOGZQ
Auggie
(31,188 posts)given Earth's age.
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)it's on a major fault line. 10 in such a short period of time would be concerning to me if I lived there. It might signal a very large quake coming.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Of course, we're quite a ways from Petrolia.