A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska (97 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.05 km (18 miles). The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:39:53 / 12:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 29.05 km, -163.4013° West, 53.4452° North. Event id: us10005z4r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13707197, us10005z4r. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/06/16 / 2016-06-26 11:39:53 / June 26, 2016 @ 11:39 am.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska.
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