A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 61 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (38 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000a7xd. Event ids that are associated: ak16489957, us2000a7xd. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.88 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/08/17 / 2017-08-09 19:35:48 / August 9, 2017 @ 7:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -169.0126° West, 52.3882° North, depth 26.88 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:35:48 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 61 km S of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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