A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (57 miles) on Saturday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:58:57 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 07/05/16 / 2016-05-07 16:58:57 / May 7, 2016 @ 4:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -166.831° West, 53.0627° North, depth 25.5 km. Unique identifier: ak13528126. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13528126. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.5 km (16 miles).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 92 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska.
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