A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 55 km WSW of Haines, Alaska (34 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -136.3767 West, latitude 59.088 North, depth = 4.6 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/01/17 / 2017-01-27 01:17:42 / January 27, 2017 @ 1:17 am. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:17:42 / 4:17 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak15173512. Event ids that are associated: ak15173512. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.6 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km WSW of Haines, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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