A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (88 miles) on Friday. Unique identifier: ak17159052. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17159052. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:07:50 / 11:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/11/17 / 2017-11-03 22:07:50 / November 3, 2017 @ 10:07 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.1 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -166.5745° West, 52.6065° North, depth 12.1 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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