A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 89 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska (55 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:12:34 / 2:12 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b2e2. Id of event: us6000b2e2. Exact location, longitude -158.4318° West, latitude 55.2118° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/07/20 / 2020-07-23 02:12:34 / July 23, 2020 @ 2:12 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 89 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska.
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