A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km S of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (58 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 179.3888° East, latitude 51.1215° North, depth = 34.6 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/03/16 / 2016-03-11 21:43:45 / March 11, 2016 @ 9:43 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.6 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak13068889. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13068889. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:43:45 / 9:43 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 93 km S of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska.
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