A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 67 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska (42 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -140.2033° West, 60.0999° North, depth 33.6 km. Event id: ak12283883. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12283883. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 33.6 km (21 miles). Global time and date of event 17/12/15 / 2015-12-17 19:59:33 / December 17, 2015 @ 7:59 pm UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:59:33 / 10:59 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 67 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska.
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