A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Soda Springs in Idaho. Exact location of event, depth -2.95 km, -111.5516663° West, 42.4568329° North. Id of earthquake: uu60297227. Event ids that are associated: uu60297227. The 3.19-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:34:51 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/09/18 / 2018-09-21 13:34:51 / September 21, 2018 @ 1:34 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of -2.95 km (-2 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was North Logan, Smithfield, Preston. Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Smithfield (c. 9 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from North Logan (c. 8 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Preston (c. 5 200 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 22 km S of Soda Springs, Idaho.
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