A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 90 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (56 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -167.9855° West, 52.3326° North, depth 17.83 km. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:28:48 / 8:28 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak17159880, us2000bklt. Unique identifier: us2000bklt. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/11/17 / 2017-11-04 07:28:48 / November 4, 2017 @ 7:28 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.83 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 90 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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