A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 178 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (111 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -168.4463° West, 51.3568° North, depth 20 km. The temblor was detected at 19:05:13 / 7:05 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). Event id: ak17598193. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17598193. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/17 / 2017-12-10 06:05:13 / December 10, 2017 @ 6:05 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 178 km S of Nikolski, Alaska.
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