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M 2.6 earthquake - 47 km WNW of Petrolia, CA
USGS reports an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 located 47 km WNW of Petrolia, California. Coordinates: 40.4681663513184, -124.807167053223. Depth: 26.36 km. (No additional impacts, casualties, or timing were provided in the supplied source excerpt.)
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 8/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 1/10
- Impact magnitude
- 1/10
- Positivity
- 1/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The supplied USGS report documents a seismic event with magnitude, location coordinates, and depth. The source excerpt does not report effects, damage, or wider consequences.

