A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:55:17 / 1:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.2 km (4 miles). Exact location, longitude -111.7703° West, latitude 42.7208° North, depth = 6.2 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/16 / 2016-10-16 19:55:17 / October 16, 2016 @ 7:55 pm. Event id: us20007emm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007emm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Pocatello (c. 54 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Chubbuck (c. 13 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Blackfoot (c. 11 900 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Preston, Blackfoot, Chubbuck (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km WNW of Soda Springs, Idaho. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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