A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 17 km SW of Cordova, Alaska (11 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:32:09 / 2:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.6 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/04/17 / 2017-04-28 23:32:09 / April 28, 2017 @ 11:32 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -145.9709° West, 60.4209° North, depth 13.6 km. Id of earthquake: ak15827650. Event ids that are associated: ak15827650.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 17 km SW of Cordova, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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