A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 61 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (38 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -148.3892° West, 62.3073° North, depth 33.3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/12/15 / 2015-12-03 12:02:02 / December 3, 2015 @ 12:02 pm. Id of earthquake: ak12115270. Event ids that are associated: ak12115270. The temblor was detected at 03:02:02 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 33.3 km (21 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 61 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska.
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