A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 51 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (32 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -177.8516° West, 51.4599° North, depth 35.09 km. Global time and date of event 07/12/16 / 2016-12-07 18:15:53 / December 7, 2016 @ 6:15 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.09 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: us200080d4. Ids that are associated to the event: ak14669438, us200080d4. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:15:53 / 8:15 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 51 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply