A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 24 km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska (15 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Exact location, longitude 177.2483° East, latitude 52.051° North, depth = 20 km. Event id: ak13649616. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13649616. The temblor was reported at 02:22:26 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/06/16 / 2016-06-09 11:22:26 / June 9, 2016 @ 11:22 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-five 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. 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: 24 km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska.
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