A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, Central Alaska (0 miles). Event id: ak16366349. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16366349. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/07/17 / 2017-07-23 07:39:16 / July 23, 2017 @ 7:39 am. Exact location of event, longitude -149.5622 West, latitude 63.5459 North, depth = 106.7 km. The temblor was reported at 07:39:16 / 7:39 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 106.7 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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 three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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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