Mag. 3.1 earthquake - 1km NW of The Geysers, CA, USA, on 24 Sep 9:01 am (GMT -7) -

Mag. 3.1 earthquake - 1km NW of The Geysers, CA, USA, on 24 Sep 9:01 am (GMT -7)

Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 1 km depth

24 Sep 14:45 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
24 Sep 14:45: Now using data updates from USGS
Date & time: 24 Sep 2020 02:42:27 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 24 Sep 9:01 am (GMT -7)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 1.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.787°N / 122.766°W (United States)
Nearest volcano: Clear Lake (20 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) SW of Cobb (pop: 1,780)
18 km (11 mi) W of Hidden Valley Lake (pop: 5,580)
22 km (13 mi) NNE of Healdsburg (Sonoma County) (pop: 11,700)
22 km (14 mi) E of Cloverdale (Sonoma County) (pop: 8,810)
23 km (14 mi) SSW of Clearlake (Lake County) (pop: 15,200)
39 km (24 mi) N of Santa Rosa (pop: 175,000)
113 km (70 mi) WNW of Sacramento (pop: 490,700)
117 km (72 mi) NNW of San Francisco (pop: 864,800)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 3.11.4 km1km NW of The Geysers, CA, USAUSGS
M 2.84 kmNorthern California, USAEMSC

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