A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 50 km SE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (31 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 84.1 km (52 miles). Exact location, longitude -179.7958° West, latitude 51.6881° North, depth = 84.1 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14178669. Id of event: ak14178669. The temblor was detected at 17:07:29 / 5:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/10/16 / 2016-10-05 05:07:29 / October 5, 2016 @ 5:07 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 50 km SE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska.
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