A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 101 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (63 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.2 km (6 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:25:47 / 8:25 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/17 / 2017-10-12 07:25:47 / October 12, 2017 @ 7:25 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.5661 West, latitude 52.0395 North, depth = 10.2 km. Id of earthquake: ak17060012. Event ids that are associated: ak17060012.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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