A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 39 km W of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (24 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/10/16 / 2016-10-22 20:06:02 / October 22, 2016 @ 8:06 pm. The temblor was picked up at 11:06:02 / 11:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.7054 West, latitude 51.8493 North, depth = 125.6 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14256719. Id of event: ak14256719. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 125.6 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and one 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 respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 39 km W of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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