A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 127 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (79 miles). Exact location, longitude -167.006° West, latitude 52.7204° North, depth = 27.87 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.87 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:10:40 / 11:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/09/16 / 2016-09-25 10:10:40 / September 25, 2016 @ 10:10 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak14040226, us10006tnu. Unique identifier: us10006tnu.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 127 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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