A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 95 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (59 miles). Event id: ak13667400. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13667400. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.4 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/06/16 / 2016-06-20 09:51:57 / June 20, 2016 @ 9:51 am. Exact location of event, depth 31.4 km, -169.3215° West, 52.1245° North. The temblor was reported at 22:51:57 / 10:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 95 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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