A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 91 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (57 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17.82 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:29:15 / 7:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/07/20 / 2020-07-23 19:29:15 / July 23, 2020 @ 7:29 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000b2wx. Event ids that are associated: ak0209fcnmff, us6000b2wx. Exact location of event, longitude -161.0842 West, latitude 54.5849 North, depth = 17.82 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 91 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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