A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 62 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (39 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:13:42 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/03/16 / 2016-03-12 01:13:42 / March 12, 2016 @ 1:13 am. Exact location of event, depth 22.2 km, -148.3701° West, 62.3097° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.2 km (14 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak12968276. Unique identifier: ak12968276.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 62 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska.
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