A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 145 km SE of Amatignak Island, Alaska (90 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/07/16 / 2016-07-17 20:58:12 / July 17, 2016 @ 8:58 pm. The temblor was detected at 08:58:12 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.4481° West, latitude 50.4868° North, depth = 25.6 km. Id of earthquake: ak13763025. Event ids that are associated: ak13763025.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 145 km SE of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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