A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 27 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska (17 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 68.6 km (43 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/24 / 2024-12-17 08:18:39 / December 17, 2024 @ 8:18 am. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:18:39 / 8:18 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak024g6a1kpo. Ids that are associated to the event: ak024g6a1kpo. Exact location of event, longitude -165.6638 West, latitude 53.8976 North, depth = 68.6 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 27 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska.
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