A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Nikiski in Alaska on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11656368, us2000305z. Id of event: ak11656368. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:47:15 / 4:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -151.2183° West, 60.6651° North, depth 69.5 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 69.5 km (43 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/07/15 / 2015-07-26 00:47:15 / July 26, 2015 @ 12:47 am UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Kalifornsky (c. 7 900 pop), 12 km (8 miles) from Kenai (c. 7 100 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Sterling (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sterling, Kalifornsky, Kenai. Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 4 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska.
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