A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 44 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska (27 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -163.211° West, 54.4664° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/12/16 / 2016-12-15 21:25:24 / December 15, 2016 @ 9:25 pm. Unique identifier: us10007lwb. Ids that are associated to the event: ak14735795, us10007lwb. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:25:24 / 12:25 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 44 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska.
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