A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 68 km NE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (42 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 21.7 km (13 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:45:28 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 21.7 km, -147.9393° West, 62.2394° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 06:45:28 / May 5, 2018 @ 6:45 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19317863. Unique identifier: ak19317863.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 68 km NE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska.
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