A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 9 km E of Circle Hot Springs Station, Alaska (6 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:38:38 / 2:38 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/08/17 / 2017-08-01 11:38:38 / August 1, 2017 @ 11:38 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.4 km (8 miles). Exact location of event, depth 13.4 km, -144.4943° West, 65.4748° North. Unique identifier: ak16394388. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16394388.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 9 km E of Circle Hot Springs Station, Alaska.
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