A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 50 km ESE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (31 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/12/19 / 2019-12-28 15:31:26 / December 28, 2019 @ 3:31 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96.2 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -179.7477 West, latitude 51.7373 North, depth = 96.2 km. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:31:26 / 3:31 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak019gmxnu5k. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019gmxnu5k.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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