A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, Central Alaska (0 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:15:32 / 5:15 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13421459. Id of event: ak13421459. Global time and date of event 08/04/16 / 2016-04-08 17:15:32 / April 8, 2016 @ 5:15 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.4 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.432 West, latitude 62.7703 North, depth = 60.4 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: Central Alaska.
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