A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 86 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska (53 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -144.8016 West, latitude 59.4295 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: ak13509310. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13509310. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 17:17:03 / May 2, 2016 @ 5:17 pm. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:17:03 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 86 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska.
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