A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 145 km SW of Point Hope, Alaska (90 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -170.0505° West, 67.4658° North, depth 3.6 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/03/18 / 2018-03-28 13:37:14 / March 28, 2018 @ 1:37 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.6 km (2 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:37:14 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18801339. Event ids that are associated: ak18801339, us1000da57.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 145 km SW of Point Hope, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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