A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 99 km NW of Fort Yukon, Alaska (62 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/18 / 2018-05-24 02:25:36 / May 24, 2018 @ 2:25 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:25:36 / 5:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -146.7691 West, latitude 67.2421 North, depth = 8.3 km. Unique identifier: ak19652777. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19652777. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.3 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 99 km NW of Fort Yukon, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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