A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 40 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska (25 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 47.5 km (30 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:00:08 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 47.5 km, -159.9055° West, 55.1973° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019ew0o8bd. Id of event: ak019ew0o8bd. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/19 / 2019-11-20 11:00:08 / November 20, 2019 @ 11:00 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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