A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 67 km SSE of Atka, Alaska (42 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 29.8 km (19 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/16 / 2016-12-05 20:51:59 / December 5, 2016 @ 8:51 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak14611572. Unique identifier: ak14611572. Exact location of event, longitude -173.8304 West, latitude 51.6335 North, depth = 29.8 km. The temblor was reported at 08:51:59 / 8:51 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-two 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km SSE of Atka, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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