A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (78 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 2.6 km (2 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:13:37 / 12:13 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/07/16 / 2016-07-27 11:13:37 / July 27, 2016 @ 11:13 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.6875 West, latitude 52.7406 North, depth = 2.6 km. Unique identifier: us100067t9. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13806468, us100067t9.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every 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.
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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. 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: 126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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