A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:24:26 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak019fpwnp5b. Event ids that are associated: ak019fpwnp5b. Global time and date of event 08/12/19 / 2019-12-08 18:24:26 / December 8, 2019 @ 6:24 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.6766 West, latitude 56.081 North, depth = 9 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9 km (6 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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