A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (53 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -167.2054 West, latitude 53.2199 North, depth = 8.76 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.76 km (5 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:13:12 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019gemocly, us70006q97. Unique identifier: us70006q97. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 13:13:12 / December 23, 2019 @ 1:13 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska.
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