A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 63 km ESE of Atka, Alaska (39 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 08:42:54 / 8:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.3087 West, latitude 52.0554 North, depth = 69 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/10/19 / 2019-10-26 18:42:54 / October 26, 2019 @ 6:42 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 69 km (43 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019dqsnsek. Unique identifier: ak019dqsnsek.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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