A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 73 km W of Big Lake, Alaska (45 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 63.5 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/16 / 2016-10-25 11:31:59 / October 25, 2016 @ 11:31 am. Exact location of event, longitude -151.3278 West, latitude 61.4964 North, depth = 63.5 km. Unique identifier: ak14265763. Ids that are associated to the event: ak14265763. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:31:59 / 3:31 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each 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.
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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: 73 km W of Big Lake, Alaska.
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