A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes south of Alaska (0 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude -159.1395 West, latitude 54.8545 North, depth = 17.3 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/15 / 2015-12-22 11:23:14 / December 22, 2015 @ 11:23 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.3 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:23:14 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak12293077. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12293077.
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 thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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