A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Polson in Montana on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 04:48:08 / November 13, 2016 @ 4:48 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.76 km (7 miles). The 2.88-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:48:08 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -113.7246704 West, latitude 47.7140007 North, depth = 11.76 km. Event id: mb80189089. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: mb80189089.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Evergreen, Kalispell (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Kalispell (c. 19 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Evergreen (c. 7 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 32 km E of Polson, Montana.
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