A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Southeastern Alaska (0 miles). The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:30:03 / 3:30 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak15897549. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15897549. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 1.8 km (1 miles). Global time and date of event 04/05/17 / 2017-05-04 03:30:03 / May 4, 2017 @ 3:30 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -136.7071 West, latitude 59.8176 North, depth = 1.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and eighty-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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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