A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 50 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska (31 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 12/08/15 / 2015-08-12 21:08:12 / August 12, 2015 @ 9:08 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -178.3847 West, latitude 51.3245 North, depth = 25.6 km. The temblor was detected at 12:08:12 / 12:08 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11676647, us100033ub. Id of event: us100033ub.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each 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.
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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. 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: 50 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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