A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska (43 miles) on Saturday. Global time and date of event 18/04/20 / 2020-04-18 17:02:30 / April 18, 2020 @ 5:02 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:02:30 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 162.96 km (101 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -160.9984° West, 55.8907° North, depth 162.96 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70008zg1. Unique identifier: us70008zg1.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 69 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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