A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 211 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (131 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.0057 West, latitude 52.0047 North, depth = 21.69 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:47:08 / 10:47 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.69 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20007c8w. Event ids that are associated: ak14187614, us20007c8w. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/10/16 / 2016-10-02 09:47:08 / October 2, 2016 @ 9:47 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 211 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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