A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported Central Alaska (0 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -151.6207° West, latitude 63.0992° North, depth = 10.6 km. Global time and date of event 17/12/17 / 2017-12-17 22:39:26 / December 17, 2017 @ 10:39 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17607870. Id of event: ak17607870. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.6 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 22:39:26 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter).
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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