A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 72 km ENE of Atka, Alaska (45 miles) on Wednesday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:25:59 / 3:25 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019da7ee1v. Unique identifier: ak019da7ee1v. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/19 / 2019-10-16 15:25:59 / October 16, 2019 @ 3:25 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -173.2592 West, latitude 52.506 North, depth = 11.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 72 km ENE of Atka, Alaska.
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