Earthquake Today: 4.1 Quake Off California Coast Hits Near Ferndale, Fortuna

Earthquake Today: 4.1 Quake Off California Coast Hits Near Ferndale, Fortuna
(USGS)
Zachary Stieber
3/14/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

An earthquake struck today off the coast of California.

It was pegged 24 miles southwest of Ferndale; 29 miles southwest of Fortuna; 39 miles southwest of Eureka; and 45 miles southwest of Bayside, according to the U.S. Geological Service. 

The quake hit at at a depth of 11.7 miles, or 18.9 kilometers.

A number of quakes have been hitting in the area over the past week.

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