A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 17 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (11 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.8833 West, latitude 51.8734 North, depth = 4.8 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.8 km (3 miles). The temblor was picked up at 20:53:05 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 06:53:05 / January 23, 2020 @ 6:53 am. All ids that are associated to the event: av62127306, ak0201258yf1. Unique identifier: ak0201258yf1.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 17 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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