A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (85 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000c7iz. Event ids that are associated: ak020dp3dg0a, us7000c7iz. Exact location of event, depth 29.26 km, -159.5999° West, 54.2214° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.26 km (18 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/10/20 / 2020-10-24 15:49:07 / October 24, 2020 @ 3:49 pm. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:49:07 / 3:49 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and seventeen, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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