A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 112 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (70 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 22:27:02 / 10:27 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak17090587. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17090587. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.8627 West, latitude 51.7616 North, depth = 18.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.2 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/10/17 / 2017-10-20 09:27:02 / October 20, 2017 @ 9:27 am.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 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: 112 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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