A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 99 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (62 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.2 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: ak13126656. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13126656. Global time and date of event 28/03/16 / 2016-03-28 20:04:50 / March 28, 2016 @ 8:04 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -168.5353 West, latitude 52.0631 North, depth = 36.2 km. The temblor was picked up at 09:04:50 / 9:04 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 99 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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