A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 84 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.24 km (24 miles). Id of earthquake: us70007jdb. Event ids that are associated: ak0201nmgu1y, us70007jdb. The temblor was reported at 18:23:33 / 6:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/02/20 / 2020-02-05 05:23:33 / February 5, 2020 @ 5:23 am. Exact location of event, depth 38.24 km, -168.4611° West, 52.2244° North.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 84 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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