A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 49 km SE of Old Iliamna, Alaska (30 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:55:40 / 11:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -154.2024 West, latitude 59.4887 North, depth = 184.5 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/09/16 / 2016-09-20 19:55:40 / September 20, 2016 @ 7:55 pm. Event id: ak14005758. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14005758. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 184.5 km (115 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 49 km SE of Old Iliamna, Alaska.
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