A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 94 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (58 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 01:14:37 / July 27, 2015 @ 1:14 am. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:14:37 / 2:14 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10002wip. Event ids that are associated: ak11657294, us10002wip. Exact location of earthquake, -169.3265° West, 52.1358° North, depth 15 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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