A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 26 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (16 miles). The temblor was picked up at 15:33:51 / 3:33 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak13479230, us10005bt4. Unique identifier: us10005bt4. Exact location of earthquake, -178.4427° West, 51.7318° North, depth 10.9 km. Global time and date of event 18/04/16 / 2016-04-18 00:33:51 / April 18, 2016 @ 12:33 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.9 km (7 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days ninety-nine 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: 26 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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