A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 65 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (40 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: ak16809711. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16809711. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/09/17 / 2017-09-11 08:01:59 / September 11, 2017 @ 8:01 am. The temblor was picked up at 21:01:59 / 9:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 km (24 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -169.5502° West, 52.5172° North, depth 39 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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