A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 37 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska (23 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 16.7 km (10 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/12/17 / 2017-12-01 07:05:53 / December 1, 2017 @ 7:05 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:05:53 / 10:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -146.4923 West, latitude 61.4616 North, depth = 16.7 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17414758. Id of event: ak17414758.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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