A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 103 km SSW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (64 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:26:51 / 5:26 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak0199c0di8z. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0199c0di8z. Exact location, longitude 179.2763° East, latitude 51.0455° North, depth = 19.4 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19.4 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/07/19 / 2019-07-22 17:26:51 / July 22, 2019 @ 5:26 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 103 km SSW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska.
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