A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 53 km WNW of Cordova, Alaska (33 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 14.6 km (9 miles). Event id: ak13589484. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13589484. Exact location of earthquake, -146.6979° West, 60.6658° North, depth 14.6 km. The temblor was reported at 11:53:49 / 11:53 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/05/16 / 2016-05-15 19:53:49 / May 15, 2016 @ 7:53 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km WNW of Cordova, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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