A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 69 km SSE of Deltana, Alaska (43 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/12/15 / 2015-12-05 13:00:48 / December 5, 2015 @ 1:00 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:00:48 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak12131237. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12131237. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.9 km (8 miles). Exact location, longitude -144.8964° West, latitude 63.268° North, depth = 12.9 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 69 km SSE of Deltana, Alaska.
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