A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 39 km NW of Fort Yukon, Alaska (24 miles). The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:12:38 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 15.3 km, -145.7996° West, 66.8458° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 23:12:38 / August 9, 2015 @ 11:12 pm. Event id: ak11674020. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11674020. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.3 km (10 miles).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km NW of Fort Yukon, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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