A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 22 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (14 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 54.9 km (34 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -168.6402 West, latitude 52.7875 North, depth = 54.9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/01/20 / 2020-01-13 01:44:55 / January 13, 2020 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:44:55 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak020liuhwr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020liuhwr.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-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. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 22 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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