A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Nikiski in Alaska on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 00:44:47 / August 3, 2015 @ 12:44 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ak11668047. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11668047. Exact location of event, depth 53.2 km, -151.365° West, 60.9658° North. The temblor was reported at 16:44:47 / 4:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53.2 km (33 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kalifornsky, Sterling, Kenai (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Kalifornsky (c. 7 900 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Kenai (c. 7 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Sterling (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety 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. Every 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: 30 km N of Nikiski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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