A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 103 km W of Haines, Alaska (64 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/17 / 2017-12-03 18:16:27 / December 3, 2017 @ 6:16 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.7 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:16:27 / 10:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -137.2382° West, latitude 59.3475° North, depth = 9.7 km. Event id: ak17447989. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17447989.
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 two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 103 km W of Haines, Alaska.
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