A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 260 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (162 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:56:09 / 4:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.4519 West, latitude 56.8536 North, depth = 15 km. Id of earthquake: ak13858364. Event ids that are associated: ak13858364. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/08/16 / 2016-08-20 14:56:09 / August 20, 2016 @ 2:56 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 260 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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