A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 38 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (24 miles). Global time and date of event 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 05:27:05 / May 5, 2016 @ 5:27 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ak13515492. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13515492. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -168.2986 West, latitude 52.9458 North, depth = 45 km. The temblor was reported at 20:27:05 / 8:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 38 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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