A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 21 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (13 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -177.8512 West, latitude 51.8256 North, depth = 4.8 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.8 km (3 miles). Id of earthquake: ak020124y33f. Event ids that are associated: av62127171, ak020124y33f. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 06:02:33 / January 23, 2020 @ 6:02 am. The temblor was detected at 20:02:33 / 8:02 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-six, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days seventy-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirteen 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 21 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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