A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska (102 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/01/16 / 2016-01-26 07:04:31 / January 26, 2016 @ 7:04 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:04:31 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 18.5 km (11 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -163.636° West, 53.3723° North, depth 18.5 km. Id of earthquake: ak12521082. Event ids that are associated: ak12521082.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five 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. 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: 164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska.
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