A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 75 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (47 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.88 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:22:36 / 10:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -169.4196 West, latitude 52.3469 North, depth = 47.88 km. Id of earthquake: us10003vew. Event ids that are associated: ak11780452, us10003vew. Global time and date of event 06/11/15 / 2015-11-06 21:22:36 / November 6, 2015 @ 9:22 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-two 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.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 75 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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