A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Central Alaska (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 113.7 km (71 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.7014° West, 63.3343° North, depth 113.7 km. Event id: ak16239942. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16239942. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:22:50 / 2:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/05/17 / 2017-05-30 02:22:50 / May 30, 2017 @ 2:22 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: Central Alaska.
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