A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 78 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska (48 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17598286. Id of event: ak17598286. Exact location of event, longitude -150.1354 West, latitude 59.3458 North, depth = 15 km. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:01:48 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/12/17 / 2017-12-14 04:01:48 / December 14, 2017 @ 4:01 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15 km (9 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 78 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska.
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