A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 96 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (60 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 09:29:47 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/11/15 / 2015-11-12 21:29:47 / November 12, 2015 @ 9:29 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak11790525. Event ids that are associated: ak11790525. Exact location of earthquake, 179.5699° East, 51.019° North, depth 12.5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.5 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 96 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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