A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was reported 35 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska (22 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.1 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 12.1 km, -146.9468° West, 61.2757° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 17:02:15 / October 31, 2017 @ 5:02 pm. Id of earthquake: ak17131625. Event ids that are associated: ak17131625. The temblor was detected at 08:02:15 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 35 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska.
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