Minor earthquake, 3.8 mag has occurred near Adak in Alaska

Earthquake location 51.4194S, -177.4503WA minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 75 km SW of Adak, Alaska (47 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:08:35 / 3:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/03/25 / 2025-03-12 15:08:35 / March 12, 2025 @ 3:08 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -177.4503° West, latitude 51.4194° North, depth = 40.092 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 40.092 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak02539o4xjo, us6000pycx. Unique identifier: us6000pycx.

Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 75 km SW of Adak, Alaska.

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