A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was reported 31 km ENE of Seeley Lake, Montana (19 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.91 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: mb80196669. Event ids that are associated: mb80196669. Global time and date of event 13/01/17 / 2017-01-13 10:43:17 / January 13, 2017 @ 10:43 am UTC/GMT. The 3.01-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:43:17 / 3:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -113.1263333 West, latitude 47.3175 North, depth = 20.91 km.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 31 km ENE of Seeley Lake, Montana.
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