A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 31 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (19 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 12:16:58 / October 1, 2016 @ 12:16 pm. The temblor was reported at 03:16:58 / 3:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.1554° West, latitude 51.6016° North, depth = 13.2 km. Event id: ak14125918. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14125918.
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 three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 31 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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