A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 100 km S of Atka, Alaska (62 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 34.06 km (21 miles). The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:11:04 / 11:11 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13031194, us20005bfa. Id of event: us20005bfa. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/03/16 / 2016-03-21 11:11:04 / March 21, 2016 @ 11:11 am. Exact location of event, depth 34.06 km, -174.2121° West, 51.2893° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eighty-six, in the past 30 days ninety and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 100 km S of Atka, Alaska.
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