A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 75 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (47 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.42 km (15 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/20 / 2020-08-08 17:53:37 / August 8, 2020 @ 5:53 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000bd14. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020a5s7i1x, us7000bd14. The temblor was reported at 17:53:37 / 5:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -161.1141° West, latitude 54.7591° North, depth = 23.42 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-six, in the last 10 days eighty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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