A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (80 miles). Exact location, longitude -159.5246° West, latitude 54.3314° North, depth = 25.04 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.04 km (16 miles). Unique identifier: us7000c8a8. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020dii5yyj, us7000c8a8. The temblor was reported at 17:07:30 / 5:07 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/10/20 / 2020-10-20 17:07:30 / October 20, 2020 @ 5:07 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five hundred and ninety-four, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-four, in the past 30 days six hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days eight hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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