A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 59 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (37 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/01/20 / 2020-01-25 15:39:41 / January 25, 2020 @ 3:39 pm. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:39:41 / 5:39 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.3 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -169.6069° West, latitude 52.6387° North, depth = 45.3 km. Event id: us70007j4s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak02015llmlh, us70007j4s.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 59 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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