A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:33:33 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak020p0ek00. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020p0ek00. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/01/20 / 2020-01-15 12:33:33 / January 15, 2020 @ 12:33 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.9 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 21.9 km, -176.0382° West, 51.3396° North.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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