A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 38 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (24 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:20:34 / 1:20 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/11/15 / 2015-11-01 23:20:34 / November 1, 2015 @ 11:20 pm. Exact location, longitude -169.1418° West, latitude 52.6327° North, depth = 46.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.1 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10003ya8. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003ya8.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. 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: 38 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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