A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 43 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska (27 miles) on Sunday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:37:36 / 3:37 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/12/16 / 2016-12-05 00:37:36 / December 5, 2016 @ 12:37 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak14586913. Unique identifier: ak14586913. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -147.0597 West, latitude 60.9416 North, depth = 15.4 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.4 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 43 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska.
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