A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho on Thursday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:46:28 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000asdx. Id of event: us2000asdx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/09/17 / 2017-09-21 09:46:28 / September 21, 2017 @ 9:46 am. Exact location of event, depth 9.51 km, -111.4339° West, 42.5809° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.51 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Preston (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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: 16 km ESE of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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