A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 27 km S of Sand Point, Alaska (17 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.3 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -160.5489 West, latitude 55.0907 North, depth = 5.3 km. Id of earthquake: ak14255322. Event ids that are associated: ak14255322. The temblor was reported at 22:54:16 / 10:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/10/16 / 2016-10-22 06:54:16 / October 22, 2016 @ 6:54 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 27 km S of Sand Point, Alaska.
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