A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 89 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska (55 miles). Exact location of event, depth 19 km, -144.7569° West, 59.4041° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 19 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 21:12:19 / May 2, 2016 @ 9:12 pm. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:12:19 / 11:12 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak13510003. Unique identifier: ak13510003.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 89 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska.
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