A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 57 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (35 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:32:51 / 12:32 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/10/16 / 2016-10-18 08:32:51 / October 18, 2016 @ 8:32 am. Id of earthquake: us20007g4t. Event ids that are associated: ak14234873, us20007g4t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.13 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 36.13 km, -166.8504° West, 53.3877° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and 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. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 57 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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