A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.51 km (5 miles). Id of earthquake: uu60304467. Event ids that are associated: uu60304467. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/18 / 2018-11-15 02:38:38 / November 15, 2018 @ 2:38 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -111.446 West, latitude 42.674 North, depth = 8.51 km. The temblor was reported at 19:38:38 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Preston (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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: 13 km E of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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