A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 86 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska (53 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 153.2 km (95 miles). Unique identifier: us10003izl. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11720887, us10003izl. The temblor was picked up at 13:20:40 / 1:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 00:20:40 / September 23, 2015 @ 12:20 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -165.0862° West, 54.8066° North, depth 153.2 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 86 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska.
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