A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 62 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska (39 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.7 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 09:31:16 / 9:31 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/05/19 / 2019-05-23 21:31:16 / May 23, 2019 @ 9:31 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0196kujf0y. Unique identifier: ak0196kujf0y. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.2188 West, latitude 51.2168 North, depth = 25.7 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 62 km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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