A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 25 km E of Sand Point, Alaska (16 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.27 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000arir. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000arir, ak16867839. Exact location of event, longitude -160.1086 West, latitude 55.2931 North, depth = 60.27 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/09/17 / 2017-09-20 09:37:07 / September 20, 2017 @ 9:37 am. The temblor was detected at 00:37:07 / 12:37 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 25 km E of Sand Point, Alaska.
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