A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 29 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (18 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/01/17 / 2017-01-24 00:13:37 / January 24, 2017 @ 12:13 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15139940, us10007w8f. Id of event: us10007w8f. Exact location of event, longitude -177.7874 West, latitude 51.7329 North, depth = 22.73 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.73 km (14 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:13:37 / 2:13 pm (local time epicenter).
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 29 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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