A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 67 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska (42 miles). Unique identifier: ak18706745. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18706745. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/03/18 / 2018-03-18 08:14:05 / March 18, 2018 @ 8:14 am. Exact location of event, depth 22 km, -147.0177° West, 61.6437° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 23:14:05 / 11:14 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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