A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 28 km S of Shishmaref, Alaska (17 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 0.8 km, -166.0929° West, 66.002° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0201im05co. Unique identifier: ak0201im05co. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.8 km (0 miles). The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:13:20 / 5:13 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/02/20 / 2020-02-02 02:13:20 / February 2, 2020 @ 2:13 am.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 28 km S of Shishmaref, Alaska.
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