A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (63 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 12/09/17 / 2017-09-12 07:31:51 / September 12, 2017 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:31:51 / 8:31 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak16821020. Event ids that are associated: ak16821020. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.3 km (23 miles). Exact location of event, depth 36.3 km, -169.2896° West, 52.056° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 102 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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