A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 116 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska (72 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 226.04 km (140 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -161.569° West, 56.1882° North, depth 226.04 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/20 / 2020-01-17 08:29:35 / January 17, 2020 @ 8:29 am. Event id: us600079c0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020s92pdz, us600079c0. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:29:35 / 9:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 116 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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