A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 68 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 29.74 km (18 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/03/19 / 2019-03-06 23:49:37 / March 6, 2019 @ 11:49 pm. The temblor was picked up at 12:49:37 / 12:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 29.74 km, -160.6896° West, 54.7354° North. Unique identifier: us2000k75z. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0192zvx3x4, us2000k75z.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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