A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes northern Alaska (0 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 24/07/17 / 2017-07-24 09:11:09 / July 24, 2017 @ 9:11 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak16372470. Event ids that are associated: ak16372470. Exact location of event, longitude -143.6161 West, latitude 70.0603 North, depth = 14.1 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.1 km (9 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:11:09 / 9:11 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: northern Alaska.
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