A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 33 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska (21 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/03/16 / 2016-03-05 13:37:25 / March 5, 2016 @ 1:37 pm. Id of earthquake: ak12946158. Event ids that are associated: us10004uwx, ak12946158. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:37:25 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 53.3 km (33 miles). Exact location, longitude -149.5971° West, latitude 62.4727° North, depth = 53.3 km.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-nine 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 33 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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