A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 16 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska (10 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.59 km (5 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/20 / 2020-06-16 08:40:23 / June 16, 2020 @ 8:40 am. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:40:23 / 8:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -166.7885° West, 53.8403° North, depth 8.59 km. All ids that are associated to the event: av62181881, ak0207pzae94, us6000aef1. Unique identifier: us6000aef1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 16 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska.
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