A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 44 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (27 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/11/15 / 2015-11-16 08:38:22 / November 16, 2015 @ 8:38 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:38:22 / 10:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11951875. Id of event: ak11951875. Exact location of event, longitude -169.3303 West, latitude 52.6472 North, depth = 20 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 44 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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