A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 28 km NW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (17 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 02:39:02 / 2:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -178.4523° West, latitude 52.0516° North, depth = 88.3 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/06/16 / 2016-06-14 14:39:02 / June 14, 2016 @ 2:39 pm. Unique identifier: ak13646655. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13646655. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88.3 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 28 km NW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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