A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Juneau in Alaska. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:29:02 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak0209lpa1yi. Event ids that are associated: us6000b9fh, ak0209lpa1yi. Exact location of event, longitude -133.6346 West, latitude 58.4351 North, depth = 4.9 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/20 / 2020-07-27 03:29:02 / July 27, 2020 @ 3:29 am.
The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Juneau (c. 31 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Juneau (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 48 km ENE of Juneau, Alaska.
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