A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 47 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (29 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.4391° West, 51.5° North, depth 13 km. The temblor was detected at 18:06:23 / 6:06 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 03:06:23 / July 17, 2015 @ 3:06 am. Unique identifier: ak11649064. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11649064.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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