A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Seward in Alaska on Tuesday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:27:49 / 10:27 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 18.9 km (12 miles). Exact location, longitude -150.3476° West, latitude 60.1268° North, depth = 18.9 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020z1rezt. Id of event: ak020z1rezt. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/01/20 / 2020-01-21 19:27:49 / January 21, 2020 @ 7:27 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kenai, Kalifornsky, Sterling (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Kalifornsky (c. 7 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Kenai (c. 7 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Sterling (c. 5 600 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 50 km W of Seward, Alaska.
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