A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 233 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (145 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.0508 West, latitude 51.7363 North, depth = 55.01 km. Id of earthquake: us2000400b. Event ids that are associated: ak11755981, us2000400b. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:49:45 / 1:49 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55.01 km (34 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/10/15 / 2015-10-20 12:49:45 / October 20, 2015 @ 12:49 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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