A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (86 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/11/18 / 2018-11-26 15:43:34 / November 26, 2018 @ 3:43 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles). Event id: ak20408804. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20408804. Exact location of event, depth 25.6 km, -164.5856° West, 53.108° North. The temblor was reported at 04:43:34 / 4:43 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska.
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