A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 85 km SW of Atka, Alaska (53 miles). Global time and date of event 03/10/20 / 2020-10-03 14:52:46 / October 3, 2020 @ 2:52 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 14:52:46 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak020cqcig3s. Event ids that are associated: ak020cqcig3s. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.7 km (11 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -174.9282 West, latitude 51.5684 North, depth = 17.7 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 85 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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