A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 32 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (20 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/11/15 / 2015-11-14 11:38:06 / November 14, 2015 @ 11:38 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak11905060. Unique identifier: ak11905060. Exact location of event, longitude -178.1468 West, latitude 51.5958 North, depth = 12.9 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.9 km (8 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:38:06 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 32 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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