A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 95 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (59 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.6 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:44:42 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -164.721 West, latitude 53.539 North, depth = 15.6 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13921410, us10006qb3. Id of event: us10006qb3. Global time and date of event 07/09/16 / 2016-09-07 14:44:42 / September 7, 2016 @ 2:44 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 95 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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