A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 53 km W of Cape Yakataga, Alaska (33 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -143.3762 West, latitude 59.9701 North, depth = 11.7 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:53:24 / 8:53 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/20 / 2020-05-05 17:53:24 / May 5, 2020 @ 5:53 pm. Id of earthquake: ak0205so5ifn. Event ids that are associated: ak0205so5ifn. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km W of Cape Yakataga, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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