A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 49 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska (30 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -166.0783° West, latitude 53.5247° North, depth = 24.3 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.3 km (15 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:13:52 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/19 / 2019-05-08 12:13:52 / May 8, 2019 @ 12:13 pm. Id of earthquake: ak0195vw0ix8. Event ids that are associated: ak0195vw0ix8.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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