A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska (58 miles). Exact location, longitude -175.1763° West, latitude 51.6012° North, depth = 25.6 km. Unique identifier: ak11679612. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11679612. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/08/15 / 2015-08-16 08:26:43 / August 16, 2015 @ 8:26 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 20:26:43 / 8:26 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska.
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