A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (68 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 16:53:44 / 4:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -159.8606 West, latitude 54.4105 North, depth = 4.5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/20 / 2020-10-25 16:53:44 / October 25, 2020 @ 4:53 pm. Unique identifier: ak020dqrj5p9. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020dqrj5p9. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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 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: 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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