A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 90 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (56 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.5 km (24 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -168.6426 West, latitude 52.1365 North, depth = 38.5 km. Unique identifier: ak13071839. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13071839. Global time and date of event 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 05:05:47 / March 25, 2016 @ 5:05 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 18:05:47 / 6:05 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-six 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.
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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: 90 km S of Nikolski, Alaska.
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