A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km SSW of Homer, Alaska (58 miles) on Saturday. Id of earthquake: ak12810093. Event ids that are associated: ak12810093. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.2 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:29:43 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/02/16 / 2016-02-14 00:29:43 / February 14, 2016 @ 12:29 am. Exact location of event, depth 52.2 km, -152.3106° West, 58.8968° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 93 km SSW of Homer, Alaska.
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