A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Sitka in Alaska. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/03/16 / 2016-03-09 13:53:06 / March 9, 2016 @ 1:53 pm. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:53:06 / 4:53 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10004xj3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12976917, us10004xj3. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -136.215° West, latitude 57.37° North, depth = 15 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sitka (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Sitka (c. 8 900 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 64 km NW of Sitka, Alaska.
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