A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska (51 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/07/18 / 2018-07-24 14:29:30 / July 24, 2018 @ 2:29 pm. Exact location of event, depth 23.2 km, -161.289° West, 54.7487° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:29:30 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19966795. Id of event: ak19966795. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.2 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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