A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 66 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (41 miles). Global time and date of event 07/10/19 / 2019-10-07 14:37:31 / October 7, 2019 @ 2:37 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.75 km (18 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.1313° West, latitude 51.2901° North, depth = 29.75 km. Unique identifier: us70005uc8. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019cvb18os, us70005uc8. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:37:31 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. 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: 66 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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