A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (69 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/10/20 / 2020-10-22 03:29:59 / October 22, 2020 @ 3:29 am. The temblor was picked up at 03:29:59 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -159.7385 West, latitude 54.4322 North, depth = 20.64 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.64 km (13 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000cb5n. Event ids that are associated: ak020dll1dci, us7000cb5n.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and eighty-nine, in the last 10 days eight hundred and four, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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