A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (79 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:16:14 / 2:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -164.5289° West, latitude 53.2649° North, depth = 28.17 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.17 km (18 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ka59. Id of event: us2000ka59. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/03/19 / 2019-03-27 13:16:14 / March 27, 2019 @ 1:16 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska.
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