A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (53 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.03 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:54:49 / 11:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -169.5224° West, 52.2772° North, depth 20.03 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/10/17 / 2017-10-13 22:54:49 / October 13, 2017 @ 10:54 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000arz7. Event ids that are associated: ak17033896, us1000arz7.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 85 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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