A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 55 km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (34 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -169.9375° West, latitude 52.4353° North, depth = 8.69 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/03/19 / 2019-03-20 16:58:12 / March 20, 2019 @ 4:58 pm. Event id: us700036gk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0193mxbtqw, us700036gk. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.69 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 05:58:12 / 5:58 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 55 km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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