A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska (98 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -163.6379° West, latitude 53.4299° North, depth = 41.4 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11639875. Id of event: ak11639875. The temblor was reported at 03:35:01 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 41.4 km (26 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 14:35:01 / July 2, 2015 @ 2:35 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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