A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 61 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska (38 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2263 West, latitude 51.2336 North, depth = 25.3 km. The temblor was detected at 15:57:50 / 3:57 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.3 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11684143. Id of event: ak11684143. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 03:57:50 / August 24, 2015 @ 3:57 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 61 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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