A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 34 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (21 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.3889 West, latitude 51.6132 North, depth = 6.8 km. Event id: ak17441201. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17441201. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/17 / 2017-12-03 09:39:10 / December 3, 2017 @ 9:39 am. The temblor was detected at 23:39:10 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.8 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 34 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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