A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 9 km SW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (6 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43.4 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/12/15 / 2015-12-26 04:32:36 / December 26, 2015 @ 4:32 am. The temblor was reported at 18:32:36 / 6:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -179.1963 West, latitude 51.2026 North, depth = 43.4 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12305975. Id of event: ak12305975.
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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km SW of Amatignak Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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