A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 118 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska (73 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.9973 West, latitude 57.6885 North, depth = 9.2 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/10/15 / 2015-10-08 04:35:21 / October 8, 2015 @ 4:35 am. Event id: ak11733601. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11733601. The temblor was reported at 20:35:21 / 8:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.2 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixty 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 118 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska.
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