A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 73 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska (45 miles) on Sunday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:08:44 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/16 / 2016-01-17 10:08:44 / January 17, 2016 @ 10:08 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.4154 West, latitude 62.9703 North, depth = 103.3 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 103.3 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak12464016. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12464016.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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