A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 43 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska (27 miles) on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/05/16 / 2016-05-21 00:58:14 / May 21, 2016 @ 12:58 am. Exact location of event, depth 22.4 km, -154.6765° West, 57.4341° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.4 km (14 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:58:14 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak13597639. Event ids that are associated: ak13597639.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 43 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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