A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 97 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska (60 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 07:24:41 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/05/17 / 2017-05-05 15:24:41 / May 5, 2017 @ 3:24 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -136.9226 West, latitude 59.773 North, depth = 0 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak15923665. Unique identifier: ak15923665.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days ninety-three, in the past 30 days ninety-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 97 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska.
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