A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 56 km E of Akutan, Alaska (35 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/05/16 / 2016-05-22 19:34:17 / May 22, 2016 @ 7:34 pm. The temblor was picked up at 10:34:17 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -164.904° West, 54.1551° North, depth 78.8 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13602826. Unique identifier: ak13602826. The epicenter was at a depth of 78.8 km (49 miles).
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 two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 56 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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