A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 99 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska (62 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:13:32 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/01/16 / 2016-01-01 23:13:32 / January 1, 2016 @ 11:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -160.4066 West, latitude 54.0392 North, depth = 16.3 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 16.3 km (10 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak12439432. Unique identifier: ak12439432.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 99 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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