A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 66 km W of Amatignak Island, Alaska (41 miles) on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13620330, us2000637w. Unique identifier: us2000637w. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60 km (37 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/06/16 / 2016-06-01 10:32:47 / June 1, 2016 @ 10:32 am. Exact location, longitude 179.9426° East, latitude 51.179° North, depth = 60 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:32:47 / 10:32 pm (local time epicenter).
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 seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 66 km W of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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