A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 97 km SSE of Amukta Island, Alaska (60 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Id of earthquake: ak17426801. Event ids that are associated: ak17426801. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:22:25 / 6:22 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/17 / 2017-11-27 05:22:25 / November 27, 2017 @ 5:22 am. Exact location of event, depth 20 km, -170.4821° West, 51.7517° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 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 SSE of Amukta Island, Alaska.
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