A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 39 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska (24 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -160.0029° West, latitude 55.5585° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000jjnq. Event ids that are associated: ak0191irhmrj, us2000jjnq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 11:34:58 / February 2, 2019 @ 11:34 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:34:58 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-five 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska.
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