Thursday 5 December 2024, 07:44: earthquake at Offshore Northern California
Earthquakes with magnitude 7 felt at 07:44 on 5 December 2024.
Place: Offshore Northern California.
On Thursday 5 December 2024 at 07:44 an earthquake of magnitude 7 and depth 14 km was recorded in Offshore Northern California. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 07:44 on 5 December 2024 with epicenter Offshore Northern California, having a depth of 14 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 7, therefore between 7 and 8, this earthquake is classified as "very strong". This type of earthquake can cause huge
damage within a range of several hundred kilometers.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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