A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 122 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska (76 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -161.5424° West, latitude 56.2663° North, depth = 216.88 km. Id of earthquake: us2000cm0g. Event ids that are associated: ak18132183, us2000cm0g. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/01/18 / 2018-01-20 15:57:05 / January 20, 2018 @ 3:57 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 216.88 km (135 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:57:05 / 4:57 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 122 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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