A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.1862° West, 55.6396° North, depth 3.6 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:44:20 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 3.6 km (2 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 12:44:20 / February 22, 2018 @ 12:44 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18488232. Id of event: ak18488232.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-four, in the past 30 days two thousand and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: Gulf of Alaska.
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