A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (62 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020dp4vvqm, us7000c8is. Id of event: us7000c8is. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/10/20 / 2020-10-24 18:03:04 / October 24, 2020 @ 6:03 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -159.6499 West, latitude 54.5788 North, depth = 21.27 km. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:03:04 / 6:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.27 km (13 miles).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and seven, in the last 10 days seven hundred and eighty-one, in the past 30 days seven hundred and ninety-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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