A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 121 km S of Kodiak, Alaska (75 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/12/19 / 2019-12-21 20:41:34 / December 21, 2019 @ 8:41 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.1618 West, latitude 56.7047 North, depth = 2.8 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019gbfxq70. Id of event: ak019gbfxq70. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.8 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:41:34 / 10:41 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 121 km S of Kodiak, Alaska.
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