A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 55 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (34 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 16:58:00 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -169.5652° West, 52.6729° North, depth 7 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/16 / 2016-12-12 02:58:00 / December 12, 2016 @ 2:58 am. Id of earthquake: ak14714467. Event ids that are associated: ak14714467.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-four 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 55 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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