A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km SE of Adak, Alaska (53 miles) on Saturday. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:00:51 / 1:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.4 km (21 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/11/19 / 2019-11-24 01:00:51 / November 24, 2019 @ 1:00 am. Id of earthquake: us70006cbt. Event ids that are associated: ak019f2gvdr5, us70006cbt. Exact location of earthquake, -175.6899° West, 51.3965° North, depth 34.4 km.
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 ten, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 85 km SE of Adak, Alaska.
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