A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 89 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (55 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.64 km (15 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:48:24 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -166.7895° West, latitude 53.0804° North, depth = 23.64 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20520817, us2000iukm. Unique identifier: us2000iukm. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/18 / 2018-12-17 14:48:24 / December 17, 2018 @ 2:48 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-seven 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 89 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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