A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 46 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska (29 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/05/17 / 2017-05-26 04:27:53 / May 26, 2017 @ 4:27 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -146.218 West, latitude 60.1968 North, depth = 9.1 km. Event id: ak16130782. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16130782. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.1 km (6 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:27:53 / 7:27 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 46 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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