A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 87 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska (54 miles). The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:04:17 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -161.6973 West, latitude 55.725 North, depth = 170.92 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170.92 km (106 miles). Global time and date of event 02/02/20 / 2020-02-02 05:04:17 / February 2, 2020 @ 5:04 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us60007mk2. Ids that are associated to the event: us60007mk2.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 87 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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