A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, Southern Yukon Territory, Canada (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:17:43 / 9:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -139.8555° West, latitude 64.7788° North, depth = 20.9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/09/17 / 2017-09-15 21:17:43 / September 15, 2017 @ 9:17 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.9 km (13 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16830211. Id of event: ak16830211.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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