A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km SW of Homer, Alaska (68 miles) on Monday. Unique identifier: ak12623675. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12623675. The temblor was reported at 13:43:33 / 1:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -152.8132° West, latitude 58.8982° North, depth = 62.9 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 62.9 km (39 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/02/16 / 2016-02-01 23:43:33 / February 1, 2016 @ 11:43 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eighty-six, in the past 30 days ninety and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-three 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. 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: 109 km SW of Homer, Alaska.
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