A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 57 km SE of Adak, Alaska (35 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.01 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 14:10:48 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20006enj. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13744636, us20006enj. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.1956 West, latitude 51.454 North, depth = 28.01 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/07/16 / 2016-07-09 02:10:48 / July 9, 2016 @ 2:10 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 57 km SE of Adak, Alaska.
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