A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska (37 miles) on Saturday. Id of earthquake: ak13641329. Event ids that are associated: ak13641329. The temblor was reported at 16:09:53 / 4:09 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.5 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -168.6184 West, latitude 53.4608 North, depth = 23.5 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/06/16 / 2016-06-12 00:09:53 / June 12, 2016 @ 12:09 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 60 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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