A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 17 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (11 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: av62127306, ak0201258yf1, us60007e49. Unique identifier: us60007e49. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 06:53:06 / January 23, 2020 @ 6:53 am. The temblor was detected at 20:53:06 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -177.8845° West, latitude 51.8722° North, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and nineteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 17 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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