A minor earthquake magnitude 3.11 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Rio Vista in CA on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.64999961853 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 15:37:40 / April 4, 2025 @ 3:37 pm. Exact location of event, depth 24.64999961853 km, -121.83450317383° West, 38.137001037598° North. The 3.11-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:37:40 / 3:37 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: nc75160067. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nc75160067.

Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from San Francisco (c. 805 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Sacramento (c. 466 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Oakland (c. 390 700 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Stockton (c. 291 700 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Fremont (c. 214 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was North Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Citrus Heights (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 13 km W of Rio Vista, CA.

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