A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 68 km NNE of Dawson, Canada (42 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/19 / 2019-12-05 22:39:18 / December 5, 2019 @ 10:39 pm. Id of earthquake: ak019fl0il5w. Event ids that are associated: ak019fl0il5w. The temblor was picked up at 14:39:18 / 2:39 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.1 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -138.7762 West, latitude 64.612 North, depth = 7.1 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. 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: 68 km NNE of Dawson, Canada.
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