A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 47 km WNW of Cape Yakataga, Alaska (29 miles) on Friday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:25:09 / 1:25 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.4 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/09/19 / 2019-09-13 10:25:09 / September 13, 2019 @ 10:25 am. Exact location of event, longitude -143.152 West, latitude 60.2962 North, depth = 3.4 km. Event id: ak019brjok1q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019brjok1q.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 47 km WNW of Cape Yakataga, Alaska.
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