A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 90 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (56 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14192798, us20007e5c. Id of event: us20007e5c. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.65 km (12 miles). Global time and date of event 09/10/16 / 2016-10-09 16:43:45 / October 9, 2016 @ 4:43 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:43:45 / 7:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 19.65 km, -167.1731° West, 53.1582° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 90 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska.
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