A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 154 km NW of Atka, Alaska (96 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -175.7183 West, latitude 53.2382 North, depth = 200 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/03/19 / 2019-03-09 01:16:02 / March 9, 2019 @ 1:16 am. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:16:02 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak01934h8dfy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak01934h8dfy. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 200 km (124 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 154 km NW of Atka, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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