A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 73 km W of Haines, Alaska (45 miles). Global time and date of event 12/03/16 / 2016-03-12 13:36:23 / March 12, 2016 @ 1:36 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 05:36:23 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 3.6 km, -136.7363° West, 59.2042° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12969044. Id of event: ak12969044. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.6 km (2 miles).
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 73 km W of Haines, Alaska.
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