A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 35 km WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (22 miles). Unique identifier: us20005z36. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13601254, us20005z36. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/16 / 2016-05-22 05:26:05 / May 22, 2016 @ 5:26 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 27.3 km (17 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.6081 West, latitude 51.7561 North, depth = 27.3 km. The temblor was detected at 20:26:05 / 8:26 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 35 km WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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