A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes Southeastern Alaska (0 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -136.6884 West, latitude 59.7618 North, depth = 14.5 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:23:43 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16020556. Id of event: ak16020556. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 15:23:43 / May 1, 2017 @ 3:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.5 km (9 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: Southeastern Alaska.
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