A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 78 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska (48 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/16 / 2016-01-01 18:44:24 / January 1, 2016 @ 6:44 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak12378813. Event ids that are associated: ak12378813. The epicenter was at a depth of 100 km (62 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:44:24 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.7857 West, latitude 62.9547 North, depth = 100 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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