A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/09/17 / 2017-09-05 11:38:20 / September 5, 2017 @ 11:38 am. Exact location, longitude -111.4177° West, latitude 42.569° North, depth = 3.43 km. The temblor was reported at 04:38:20 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 3.43 km (2 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000ag1p. Event ids that are associated: us2000ag1p.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Preston (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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