A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 48 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska (30 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 15:23:04 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 00:23:04 / August 15, 2018 @ 12:23 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.84 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 34.84 km, -159.7653° West, 55.4758° North. Unique identifier: us1000g9cx. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g9cx.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 48 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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