A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 74 km WSW of Challis, Idaho (46 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/20 / 2020-04-17 07:15:24 / April 17, 2020 @ 7:15 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:15:24 / 12:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -115.1371° West, latitude 44.3418° North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us70008y9l. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008y9l. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifty, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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