A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 164 km S of Kodiak Station, Alaska (102 miles). Id of earthquake: ak11687717. Event ids that are associated: ak11687717. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 23:29:08 / August 28, 2015 @ 11:29 pm. Exact location, longitude -152.4582° West, latitude 56.2948° North, depth = 3.4 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:29:08 / 1:29 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 3.4 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 164 km S of Kodiak Station, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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