A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 112 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska (70 miles). Unique identifier: ak12939543. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12939543. The temblor was reported at 17:24:52 / 5:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -161.6465 West, latitude 54.3913 North, depth = 13.1 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 04:24:52 / March 2, 2016 @ 4:24 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.1 km (8 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy 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: 112 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska.
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