A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 123 km SSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (76 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -179.6385° West, 50.2019° North, depth 20.7 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:05:48 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak11765264. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11765264. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/11/15 / 2015-11-02 09:05:48 / November 2, 2015 @ 9:05 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.7 km (13 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 123 km SSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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