A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 98 km NE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (61 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/12/17 / 2017-12-31 21:33:22 / December 31, 2017 @ 9:33 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 14.9 km (9 miles). Exact location, longitude -147.4901° West, latitude 62.4048° North, depth = 14.9 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:33:22 / 12:33 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak17782773. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17782773.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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