A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (100 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.4 km (15 miles). Exact location of event, depth 24.4 km, -170.3908° West, 51.8353° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/21 / 2021-02-15 23:01:46 / February 15, 2021 @ 11:01 pm. The temblor was picked up at 23:01:46 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak02124gfehl. Ids that are associated to the event: ak02124gfehl.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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