A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 58 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (36 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.2 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 04:37:41 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/05/16 / 2016-05-23 15:37:41 / May 23, 2016 @ 3:37 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13604512, us20005zgd. Id of event: us20005zgd. Exact location, longitude -169.393° West, latitude 52.5172° North, depth = 22.2 km.
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 twenty-two, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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 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: 58 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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