A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 38 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (24 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/10/15 / 2015-10-10 08:47:51 / October 10, 2015 @ 8:47 am. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:47:51 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003nrf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11734748, us10003nrf. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.1263 West, latitude 51.5391 North, depth = 13.2 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 38 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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