A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho. Exact location of earthquake, -111.4094° West, 42.5488° North, depth 7.85 km. The temblor was detected at 12:38:45 / 12:38 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.85 km (5 miles). Event id: us2000akfw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000akfw. Global time and date of event 10/09/17 / 2017-09-10 19:38:45 / September 10, 2017 @ 7:38 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Preston (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km SE of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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