A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 12 km NNE of Ferry, Alaska (7 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude -148.9806 West, latitude 64.1094 North, depth = 8.2 km. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:22:38 / 5:22 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak020a5s0v56. Event ids that are associated: us6000bb68, ak020a5s0v56. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.2 km (5 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/20 / 2020-08-08 17:22:38 / August 8, 2020 @ 5:22 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 12 km NNE of Ferry, Alaska.
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