A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 20 km ESE of Nome, Alaska (12 miles). Global time and date of event 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 10:08:49 / March 27, 2016 @ 10:08 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak13100254. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13100254. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.4 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -164.9999 West, latitude 64.4562 North, depth = 15.4 km. The temblor was reported at 02:08:49 / 2:08 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 20 km ESE of Nome, Alaska.
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