A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 87 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska (54 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak12496907. Unique identifier: ak12496907. The temblor was reported at 01:45:39 / 1:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -153.3663° West, 59.681° North, depth 108.6 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/01/16 / 2016-01-24 10:45:39 / January 24, 2016 @ 10:45 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 108.6 km (67 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-nine, in the last 10 days eighty-one, in the past 30 days eighty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 87 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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