A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 96 km NW of Old Iliamna, Alaska (60 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/04/16 / 2016-04-21 07:50:58 / April 21, 2016 @ 7:50 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13489200. Unique identifier: ak13489200. Exact location of event, depth 13.7 km, -156.0814° West, 60.3926° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.7 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 23:50:58 / 11:50 pm (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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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 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: 96 km NW of Old Iliamna, Alaska.
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