A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 71 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska (44 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/08/19 / 2019-08-13 01:57:29 / August 13, 2019 @ 1:57 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019ac4usyw. Id of event: ak019ac4usyw. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -165.3774 West, latitude 53.5414 North, depth = 56.6 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 56.6 km (35 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:57:29 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 71 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska.
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