A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km W of Haines, Alaska (51 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019b7m4tjt, us70005ash. Id of event: ak019b7m4tjt. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 05:04:53 / September 1, 2019 @ 5:04 am. Exact location of earthquake, -136.9361° West, 59.0647° North, depth 6 km. The temblor was detected at 20:04:53 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 82 km W of Haines, Alaska.
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