A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 90 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (56 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: ak20290331. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20290331. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.8 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:51:11 / 9:51 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 08:51:11 / October 25, 2018 @ 8:51 am. Exact location of event, longitude -161.2361 West, latitude 54.641 North, depth = 9.8 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 90 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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