A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9719 West, latitude 55.9214 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:47:45 / 4:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003h6z. Id of event: us70003h6z. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/05/19 / 2019-05-06 02:47:45 / May 6, 2019 @ 2:47 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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