A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 62 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (39 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 13:50:40 / December 31, 2018 @ 1:50 pm. The temblor was reported at 04:50:40 / 4:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17.36 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -160.5831 West, latitude 54.7781 North, depth = 17.36 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20611192, us2000j7gy. Id of event: us2000j7gy.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 62 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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