A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (81 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/20 / 2020-10-24 07:12:16 / October 24, 2020 @ 7:12 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.5 km (16 miles). The temblor was picked up at 07:12:16 / 7:12 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020doye2ve. Id of event: ak020doye2ve. Exact location of earthquake, -159.8463° West, 54.219° North, depth 25.5 km.
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 sixty-one, in the last 10 days four hundred and four, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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