A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 52 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (32 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.2767 West, latitude 51.4239 North, depth = 43.6 km. Event id: ak15048465. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15048465. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 43.6 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:36:36 / 11:36 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/01/17 / 2017-01-09 09:36:36 / January 9, 2017 @ 9:36 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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