A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 26 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (16 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.4 km (31 miles). Unique identifier: us70008sl9. Ids that are associated to the event: ak02046jxywd, us70008sl9. The temblor was picked up at 18:42:38 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 50.4 km, -160.4738° West, 55.0975° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/03/20 / 2020-03-31 03:42:38 / March 31, 2020 @ 3:42 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 26 km S of Sand Point, Alaska.
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