A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Southeastern Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 1.7 km, -136.8005° West, 59.8434° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:00:20 / 1:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 13:00:20 / May 1, 2017 @ 1:00 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak16020450. Event ids that are associated: ak16020450. The epicenter was at a depth of 1.7 km (1 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: Southeastern Alaska.
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