A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ajkd. Id of event: us2000ajkd. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.69 km (7 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:05:13 / 12:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -111.4058° West, latitude 42.5583° North, depth = 11.69 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/09/17 / 2017-09-10 19:05:13 / September 10, 2017 @ 7:05 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Pocatello (c. 54 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Smithfield (c. 9 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pocatello, Smithfield, Preston (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 19 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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