A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 133 km S of False Pass, Alaska (83 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/10/16 / 2016-10-27 16:08:44 / October 27, 2016 @ 4:08 pm. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:08:44 / 5:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -163.2735° West, 53.6503° North. Event id: us100072fv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14277359, us100072fv.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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