A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 02:47:11 / 2:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/09/17 / 2017-09-05 09:47:11 / September 5, 2017 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000ag0e. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000ag0e. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -111.4196 West, latitude 42.5984 North, depth = 5 km.
Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Preston. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days sixty-two, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 16 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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