A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 57 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (35 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.57 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -169.3399° West, 52.5079° North, depth 23.57 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 01:08:58 / August 7, 2015 @ 1:08 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:08:58 / 2:08 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100032hz. Event ids that are associated: us100032hz, ak11670793.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days three hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 57 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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