A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 83 km E of Old Iliamna, Alaska (52 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -153.4545 West, latitude 59.6174 North, depth = 116 km. Id of earthquake: ak13995408. Event ids that are associated: ak13995408. The epicenter was at a depth of 116 km (72 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:26:21 / 2:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/09/16 / 2016-09-16 10:26:21 / September 16, 2016 @ 10:26 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
How would you describe the shaking?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km E of Old Iliamna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply