A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 56 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (35 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:42:58 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -169.6578 West, latitude 52.7755 North, depth = 114.3 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/01/16 / 2016-01-11 20:42:58 / January 11, 2016 @ 8:42 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.3 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12456927. Id of event: ak12456927.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 56 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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