A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska (73 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/05/16 / 2016-05-31 14:32:36 / May 31, 2016 @ 2:32 pm. Exact location, longitude -164.1181° West, latitude 53.7402° North, depth = 44.07 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.07 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:32:36 / 3:32 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13617361, us20005zen. Id of event: us20005zen.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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