A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 98 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska (61 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 09:46:11 / May 5, 2018 @ 9:46 am. Exact location of event, longitude -153.1876 West, latitude 59.2235 North, depth = 67.7 km. The temblor was detected at 00:46:11 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak19319578, us1000dyqf. Unique identifier: ak19319578. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 67.7 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 98 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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