A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (66 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -159.7494° West, 54.4805° North, depth 22.96 km. Unique identifier: us7000cjig. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020efarxlb, us7000cjig. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:04:50 / 12:04 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/11/20 / 2020-11-09 00:04:50 / November 9, 2020 @ 12:04 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.96 km (14 miles).
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 thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days eight hundred and eighty-four and in the last 365 days one thousand, two hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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