A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000ak17. Unique identifier: us2000ak17. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:26:34 / 6:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -111.4105 West, latitude 42.5499 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/09/17 / 2017-09-11 13:26:34 / September 11, 2017 @ 1:26 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Pocatello (c. 54 300 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Chubbuck (c. 13 900 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Smithfield (c. 9 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from North Logan (c. 8 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Chubbuck, North Logan, Pocatello (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 19 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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