A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 238 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (148 miles). Unique identifier: ak0208lj0y1f. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0208lj0y1f. Exact location of earthquake, -160.3198° West, 53.199° North, depth 3.4 km. Global time and date of event 05/07/20 / 2020-07-05 16:00:48 / July 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 3.4 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:00:48 / 4:00 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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 seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 238 km S of Sand Point, Alaska.
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