A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 13 km ESE of Butte, Alaska (8 miles). The temblor was reported at 08:57:05 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/11/15 / 2015-11-09 17:57:05 / November 9, 2015 @ 5:57 pm. Exact location of event, depth 3.9 km, -172.9952° West, 51.299° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11791698. Id of event: ak11791698. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.9 km (2 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days fourty-five, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 13 km ESE of Butte, Alaska.
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