A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 40 km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska (25 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 177.04° East, 52.001° North, depth 6.7 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/08/16 / 2016-08-26 16:55:27 / August 26, 2016 @ 4:55 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:55:27 / 7:55 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006p6q. Id of event: us10006p6q. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.7 km (4 miles).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 40 km WSW of Kiska Volcano, Alaska.
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