A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 65 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska (40 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/09/15 / 2015-09-23 04:55:19 / September 23, 2015 @ 4:55 am UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:55:19 / 8:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -139.419 West, latitude 60.1119 North, depth = 7.8 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.8 km (5 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak11721036. Unique identifier: ak11721036.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 65 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska.
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