A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 107 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada (66 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13811718. Id of event: ak13811718. The temblor was picked up at 18:42:17 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.5 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -139.2366° West, 61.2297° North, depth 7.5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/07/16 / 2016-07-28 01:42:17 / July 28, 2016 @ 1:42 am.
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 three 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 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 107 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada.
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