A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 69 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (43 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.5999 West, latitude 52.503 North, depth = 35.87 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13995466, us10006r9c. Unique identifier: us10006r9c. The temblor was reported at 03:15:19 / 3:15 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/09/16 / 2016-09-16 14:15:19 / September 16, 2016 @ 2:15 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.87 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 69 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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