A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km SE of Perryville, Alaska (51 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -158.2127 West, latitude 55.3928 North, depth = 3.7 km. The temblor was detected at 12:01:47 / 12:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.7 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/08/20 / 2020-08-14 12:01:47 / August 14, 2020 @ 12:01 pm. Id of earthquake: ak020afm5ai7. Event ids that are associated: ak020afm5ai7.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 82 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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