A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 55 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (34 miles). Unique identifier: us200080v4. Ids that are associated to the event: ak14714467, us200080v4. The epicenter was at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Exact location, longitude -169.5652° West, latitude 52.6729° North, depth = 7 km. The temblor was reported at 16:58:00 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/12/16 / 2016-12-12 02:58:00 / December 12, 2016 @ 2:58 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 55 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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