A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 78 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska (48 miles). Id of earthquake: ak13627980. Event ids that are associated: ak13627980. The temblor was picked up at 16:46:52 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.3 km (9 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/06/16 / 2016-06-03 02:46:52 / June 3, 2016 @ 2:46 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.9468 West, latitude 59.3713 North, depth = 14.3 km.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 78 km E of Middleton Island, Alaska.
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