Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.5 - North Pacific Ocean, 160 miles W of Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA, lunes, 18 may. 2020 -
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.5 at 10 km depth
18 May 07:06 UTC: Primero en informar: USGS después de 4 minutos.
May 18 07:09: Magnitud recalculada de 3.6 a 5.0.
Profundidad recalculada de 11.0 a 10.0 km.
May 18 07:09: Magnitud recalculada de 3.6 a 5.0.
Profundidad recalculada de 11.0 a 10.0 km.
Fecha & hora: 18 May 2020 07:02:34 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 2020-05-17 23:02:34 -08:00
Magnitud: 5.5
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 40.8281°N / 127.2301°W

Volcán mas cercano: Escanaba Segment (22 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
252 km al O de Ferndale (pop: 1,370) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
258 km al O de Eureka (Humboldt County) (pop: 27,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
263 km al O de McKinleyville (Humboldt County) (pop: 15,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
265 km al O de Arcata (Humboldt County) (pop: 17,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
266 km al O de Bayside (Humboldt County) (pop: 17,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
399 km al OSO de Medford (Oregon) (pop: 79,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
409 km al O de Redding (pop: 91,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
469 km al NO de Santa Rosa (pop: 175,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
535 km al NO de San Francisco (pop: 864,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
602 km al NO de San José (pop: 1,026,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.5 | 10 km | 252km W of Ferndale, California (USA) | USGS |
M 5.5 | 10 km | Off Coast Of Northern California (USA) | EMSC |
M 5.3 | 10 km | Off Coast of N. California (USA) | GFZ |
M 5.4 | 10 km | Off Coast of N. California (USA) | GeoAu |
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98664 (653.8 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Definitely not felt near Portland Oregon. Scared though we will get one since the last 3 days Nevada, BC Canada, and now this one. I'm afraid our region will soon follow. (I've never felt an earthquake) (reported through our app)
1216.9 km SE of epicenter [Map] / not felt
Sandy, People's Republic of Utah (1296.9 km E of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Not felt. (reported through our app)
1122.9 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Napa California / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Felt one before midnight too then this one stronger in Ferndale. Im very sensitive to quakes,some say I call em before they happen. Ferndale it made me nautious, thats how I awoke, which the nausea is very unusual, Had a couple things move & my ofc desk drawer slightly opened
Fortuna ca / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Northridge CA / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Felt laying down woke from light sleep
Eureka ca / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Trees fell in my area
LHH / Weak shaking (MMI III)
San Mateo ca / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Agoura Hills / not felt : Just heard a noise from the toys twice after a few minutes again but not feels shaking
Agoura Hills / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : We just here noise from the toys of the kids but not feel a movement
Agoura Hills / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 19 May 2020 07:10 UTC| M 4.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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