A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 85 km W of Haines, Alaska (53 miles) on Saturday. Global time and date of event 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 05:11:18 / September 1, 2019 @ 5:11 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 20:11:18 / 8:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5.4 km, -136.9143° West, 59.088° North. Unique identifier: ak019b7m68sn. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019b7m68sn.
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 four and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 85 km W of Haines, Alaska.
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