A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 83 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.4 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:17:10 / 3:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -169.539 West, latitude 52.307 North, depth = 24.4 km. Id of earthquake: ak12327249. Event ids that are associated: ak12327249. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/12/15 / 2015-12-29 02:17:10 / December 29, 2015 @ 2:17 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 83 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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