A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska (70 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: ak020k5y1o9. Event ids that are associated: ak020k5y1o9. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 19:31:03 / January 12, 2020 @ 7:31 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -163.9261 West, latitude 53.875 North, depth = 46.4 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46.4 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:31:03 / 8:31 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. 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: 113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska.
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