A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 77 km SSW of Amukta Island, Alaska (48 miles). Id of earthquake: ak16510277. Event ids that are associated: ak16510277. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 58.3 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -171.7369 West, latitude 51.8581 North, depth = 58.3 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/08/17 / 2017-08-13 05:34:52 / August 13, 2017 @ 5:34 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 18:34:52 / 6:34 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km SSW of Amukta Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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