A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 84 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles) on Friday. Unique identifier: ak11746938. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11746938. The temblor was picked up at 14:12:07 / 2:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -168.4691° West, 52.2227° North, depth 39.6 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39.6 km (25 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/10/15 / 2015-10-24 01:12:07 / October 24, 2015 @ 1:12 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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