A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from North Nenana in Alaska. The temblor was picked up at 03:58:38 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.2 km (19 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/17 / 2017-06-28 12:58:38 / June 28, 2017 @ 12:58 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -148.6821° West, latitude 64.6692° North, depth = 31.2 km. Unique identifier: ak16240198. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16240198.
Earthquake epicenter was 49 km (31 miles) from Fairbanks (c. 31 500 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Badger (c. 19 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from College (c. 13 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Badger, Fairbanks, College.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 22 km ENE of North Nenana, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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