A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 22 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (14 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:52:49 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak020124negw. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020124negw. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 05:52:49 / January 23, 2020 @ 5:52 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -177.8194° West, 51.8629° North, depth 9 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-seven, in the last 10 days eighty, in the past 30 days ninety-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 22 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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