A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (51 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 43.25 km (27 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/03/18 / 2018-03-26 11:38:22 / March 26, 2018 @ 11:38 am. Exact location of event, longitude -169.5696 West, latitude 52.3292 North, depth = 43.25 km. Id of earthquake: us1000dduk. Event ids that are associated: ak18938643, us1000dduk. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:38:22 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 82 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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