A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 53 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (33 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.01 km (5 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.3204° West, latitude 51.4176° North, depth = 8.01 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/12/17 / 2017-12-03 09:39:09 / December 3, 2017 @ 9:39 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak17441201, us1000bmm1. Unique identifier: us1000bmm1. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:39:09 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days seven hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 53 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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