A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 23 km E of Old Iliamna, Alaska (14 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17432212, us1000bk9j. Id of event: ak17432212. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 180.5 km (112 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -154.4557 West, latitude 59.7489 North, depth = 180.5 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:19:54 / 3:19 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/12/17 / 2017-12-02 12:19:54 / December 2, 2017 @ 12:19 pm.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 six and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 23 km E of Old Iliamna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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