A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (76 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/12/16 / 2016-12-28 09:39:50 / December 28, 2016 @ 9:39 am. Exact location of event, longitude -166.6693 West, latitude 52.7735 North, depth = 59.6 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:39:50 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.6 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14808735, us10007rid. Id of event: us10007rid.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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