A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Anchor Point in Alaska on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/02/16 / 2016-02-01 04:43:10 / February 1, 2016 @ 4:43 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak12608494. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12608494. Exact location of event, longitude -152.9091 West, latitude 59.8422 North, depth = 102.7 km. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:43:10 / 7:43 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 102.7 km (64 miles).
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Homer (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eighty-three, in the past 30 days eighty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 60 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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