A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 113 km WSW of Haines, Alaska (70 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:38:37 / 9:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -137.3812 West, latitude 59.0024 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/09/16 / 2016-09-05 04:38:37 / September 5, 2016 @ 4:38 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13909138, us10006kft. Unique identifier: us10006kft.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 113 km WSW of Haines, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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