A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 77 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (48 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 27.9 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.654 West, latitude 53.1791 North, depth = 27.9 km. The temblor was reported at 16:14:31 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/19 / 2019-01-08 03:14:31 / January 8, 2019 @ 3:14 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak019da659c. Event ids that are associated: ak019da659c.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 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: 77 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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