A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 11 km SW of Afton, Wyoming (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/11/18 / 2018-11-30 16:34:36 / November 30, 2018 @ 4:34 pm. The temblor was detected at 09:34:36 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -111.0467 West, latitude 42.6666 North, depth = 5 km. Id of earthquake: us1000hydr. Event ids that are associated: us1000hydr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 11 km SW of Afton, Wyoming.
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