A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 94 km SSE of Atka, Alaska (58 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:42:48 / 5:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.5132 West, latitude 51.4566 North, depth = 25.7 km. Event id: ak11922935. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11922935. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.7 km (16 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/11/15 / 2015-11-15 05:42:48 / November 15, 2015 @ 5:42 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 94 km SSE of Atka, Alaska.
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