A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 85 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (53 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/04/16 / 2016-04-15 18:25:15 / April 15, 2016 @ 6:25 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:25:15 / 6:25 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13448565. Id of event: ak13448565. Exact location, longitude -177.5696° West, latitude 51.1986° North, depth = 25.6 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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