A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km ENE of Circle, Alaska (77 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -141.3991 West, latitude 66.0782 North, depth = 12.9 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 09:51:46 / August 28, 2015 @ 9:51 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.9 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:51:46 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak11696997. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11696997.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 124 km ENE of Circle, Alaska.
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