A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (78 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/07/16 / 2016-07-26 20:39:49 / July 26, 2016 @ 8:39 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 3.2 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -166.7105° West, latitude 52.7381° North, depth = 3.2 km. Unique identifier: ak13802898. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13802898. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:39:49 / 9:39 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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