A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km E of Healy, Alaska (46 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.8 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, depth 5.8 km, -147.4532° West, 63.7927° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak16356076. Unique identifier: ak16356076. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:00:17 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/07/17 / 2017-07-20 13:00:17 / July 20, 2017 @ 1:00 pm.
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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 74 km E of Healy, Alaska.
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