A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 53 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska (33 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.4 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -140.0978 West, latitude 59.9892 North, depth = 11.4 km. The temblor was reported at 11:51:01 / 11:51 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak12300092. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12300092. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/12/15 / 2015-12-24 20:51:01 / December 24, 2015 @ 8:51 pm.
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 six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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