A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (46 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.6 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:43:45 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/12/15 / 2015-12-27 10:43:45 / December 27, 2015 @ 10:43 am. Exact location, longitude -148.2794° West, latitude 62.4056° North, depth = 31.6 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12313056. Id of event: ak12313056.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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