A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 117 km ESE of Juneau, Alaska (73 miles). Id of earthquake: us60008fvn. Event ids that are associated: ak0202hogs4u, us60008fvn. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/02/20 / 2020-02-23 22:58:35 / February 23, 2020 @ 10:58 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -132.5926° West, 57.8784° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:58:35 / 2:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 117 km ESE of Juneau, Alaska.
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