A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 39 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (24 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/05/17 / 2017-05-09 08:11:13 / May 9, 2017 @ 8:11 am. Exact location, longitude -178.4163° West, latitude 51.5776° North, depth = 16.53 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.53 km (10 miles). Event id: us10008v39. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16006543, us10008v39. The temblor was picked up at 22:11:13 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and ninety-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighty-six, in the past 30 days four hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel the quake?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 39 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply