A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 51 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (32 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14214271. Id of event: ak14214271. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/10/16 / 2016-10-16 03:48:48 / October 16, 2016 @ 3:48 am. Exact location of earthquake, -178.2775° West, 51.4251° North, depth 24.6 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:48:48 / 6:48 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 24.6 km (15 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 51 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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