A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska (66 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000bjt4. Event ids that are associated: ak020a40zujm, us6000bjt4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/20 / 2020-08-07 11:36:03 / August 7, 2020 @ 11:36 am. Exact location of earthquake, -161.1057° West, 54.4091° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:36:03 / 11:36 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-three, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska.
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