A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Anchor Point in Alaska on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 85.4 km (53 miles). Event id: ak15086708. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15086708. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.5362 West, latitude 59.7465 North, depth = 85.4 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:38:19 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/17 / 2017-01-17 17:38:19 / January 17, 2017 @ 5:38 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Homer (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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