A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 110 km SSE of Homer, Alaska (68 miles). Event id: ak13834549. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13834549. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 03:20:51 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -151.1497° West, 58.6748° North, depth 15 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/08/16 / 2016-08-07 13:20:51 / August 7, 2016 @ 1:20 pm.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 110 km SSE of Homer, Alaska.
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