A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 36 km SSW of Adak, Alaska (22 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -176.8393° West, latitude 51.5765° North, depth = 47.3 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.3 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/01/17 / 2017-01-08 19:58:32 / January 8, 2017 @ 7:58 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak15032600. Unique identifier: ak15032600. The temblor was picked up at 09:58:32 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 36 km SSW of Adak, Alaska.
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