A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 182 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska (113 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us10003n61. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11738251, us10003n61. The temblor was detected at 15:24:26 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -160.5067 West, latitude 53.2459 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/10/15 / 2015-10-07 02:24:26 / October 7, 2015 @ 2:24 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 182 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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