A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 56 km S of Kiska Volcano, Alaska (35 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 03:41:57 / 3:41 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66.96 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 15:41:57 / July 13, 2016 @ 3:41 pm. Id of earthquake: us100063bz. Event ids that are associated: ak13755632, us100063bz. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 177.7362 East, latitude 51.5997 North, depth = 66.96 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 56 km S of Kiska Volcano, Alaska.
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