A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 128 km S of Chernabura Island, Alaska (80 miles). Global time and date of event 04/01/16 / 2016-01-04 08:45:34 / January 4, 2016 @ 8:45 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak12441458. Event ids that are associated: ak12441458. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.4 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -159.4032 West, latitude 53.6349 North, depth = 15.4 km. The temblor was detected at 21:45:34 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 128 km S of Chernabura Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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