A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was reported 91 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska (57 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 67.2 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/10/16 / 2016-10-19 11:40:50 / October 19, 2016 @ 11:40 am UTC/GMT. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:40:50 / 1:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -155.1992° West, 57.056° North, depth 67.2 km. Event id: ak14246183. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14246183.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 91 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska.
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