A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 85 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (53 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak17735617. Unique identifier: ak17735617. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/17 / 2017-12-29 15:34:38 / December 29, 2017 @ 3:34 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.8 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -166.3252° West, latitude 53.1157° North, depth = 59.8 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:34:38 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 85 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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