A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 86 km ENE of Atka, Alaska (53 miles). Id of earthquake: us70005upa. Event ids that are associated: ak019da7ee1v, us70005upa. Global time and date of event 16/10/19 / 2019-10-16 15:25:58 / October 16, 2019 @ 3:25 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 03:25:58 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -173.0862° West, latitude 52.5629° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 86 km ENE of Atka, Alaska.
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