A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 31 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska (19 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:47:53 / 1:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -160.026° West, latitude 55.411° North, depth = 60.68 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 60.68 km (38 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak0203q4rmv0, us70008dj2. Unique identifier: us70008dj2. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/03/20 / 2020-03-21 10:47:53 / March 21, 2020 @ 10:47 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 31 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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