A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 16 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska (10 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:21:09 / 3:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/07/20 / 2020-07-19 03:21:09 / July 19, 2020 @ 3:21 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: av62200201, ak02098gxkv4, us7000ark6. Id of event: us7000ark6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Exact location, longitude -166.7352° West, latitude 53.7831° North, depth = 5 km.
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 three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 16 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska.
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