A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (82 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17.06 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 02:20:31 / 2:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -159.7449° West, latitude 54.2318° North, depth = 17.06 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak020di9bem0, us6000cc57. Unique identifier: us6000cc57. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/10/20 / 2020-10-20 02:20:31 / October 20, 2020 @ 2:20 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and twelve, in the last 10 days six hundred and thirteen, in the past 30 days six hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days eight hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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