A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (78 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/10/20 / 2020-10-20 12:38:47 / October 20, 2020 @ 12:38 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 16.7 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak020difdhe5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020difdhe5. Exact location of event, longitude -159.6882 West, latitude 54.3132 North, depth = 16.7 km. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:38:47 / 12:38 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and eighty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days four hundred and five and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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