A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -111.7763° West, 42.7159° North. Global time and date of event 20/01/20 / 2020-01-20 21:12:56 / January 20, 2020 @ 9:12 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:12:56 / 2:12 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us60007bld. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007bld. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 57 km (36 miles) from Pocatello (c. 54 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Chubbuck (c. 13 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Blackfoot (c. 11 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Blackfoot, Preston, Chubbuck.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 15 km WNW of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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