A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho on Friday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:21:57 / 2:21 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000anrz. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000anrz. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/09/17 / 2017-09-15 21:21:57 / September 15, 2017 @ 9:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -111.4329 West, latitude 42.6092 North, depth = 6.03 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.03 km (4 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Preston.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eighty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-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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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: 14 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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