A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 48 km SW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (30 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 71 km (44 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006fgg. Event ids that are associated: ak13835675, us10006fgg. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:29:21 / 3:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/16 / 2016-08-08 00:29:21 / August 8, 2016 @ 12:29 am. Exact location, longitude 179.0724° East, latitude 51.6694° North, depth = 71 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 48 km SW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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