A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 91 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska (57 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:41:31 / 12:41 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak12968923, us20005abv. Unique identifier: us20005abv. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/03/16 / 2016-03-12 11:41:31 / March 12, 2016 @ 11:41 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -164.1302 West, latitude 54.1456 North, depth = 31.7 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.7 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 91 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska.
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