A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 98 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (61 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us100097sh. Unique identifier: us100097sh. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:42:56 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -167.4098° West, 52.8949° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/07/17 / 2017-07-01 06:42:56 / July 1, 2017 @ 6:42 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 98 km E of Nikolski, Alaska.
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