A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 66 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska (41 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -147.4997° West, latitude 60.9258° North, depth = 15.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.9 km (10 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 02:18:25 / July 2, 2015 @ 2:18 am. The temblor was picked up at 18:18:25 / 6:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11639524. Id of event: ak11639524.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 66 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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