A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 66 km S of Kiska Volcano, Alaska (41 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 43.4 km (27 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/09/16 / 2016-09-09 11:26:38 / September 9, 2016 @ 11:26 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 177.7646° East, 51.5166° North, depth 43.4 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13924758. Unique identifier: ak13924758. The temblor was picked up at 23:26:38 / 11:26 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km S of Kiska Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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