A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 41 km E of Yakutat, Alaska (25 miles). Id of earthquake: ak13818719. Event ids that are associated: ak13818719. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:45:34 / 1:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 29/07/16 / 2016-07-29 21:45:34 / July 29, 2016 @ 9:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -139.0029 West, latitude 59.5052 North, depth = 4.9 km.
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. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 41 km E of Yakutat, Alaska.
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