A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 47 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska (29 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0211dtbn42, us6000dh6k. Id of event: us6000dh6k. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/01/21 / 2021-01-30 12:09:45 / January 30, 2021 @ 12:09 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location, longitude -168.2204° West, latitude 52.7669° North, depth = 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 12:09:45 / 12:09 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 47 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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