A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 20 km ESE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (12 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -177.8528° West, 51.837° North, depth 8.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.1 km (5 miles). Event id: ak15139940. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15139940. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/01/17 / 2017-01-24 00:13:36 / January 24, 2017 @ 12:13 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:13:36 / 2:13 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 20 km ESE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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