A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 98 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (61 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 179.5398° East, 51.0059° North, depth 4.2 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12089472. Id of event: ak12089472. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/11/15 / 2015-11-28 08:40:49 / November 28, 2015 @ 8:40 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.2 km (3 miles). The temblor was picked up at 20:40:49 / 8:40 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 98 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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