A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 97 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (60 miles). Global time and date of event 18/05/18 / 2018-05-18 03:04:53 / May 18, 2018 @ 3:04 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 16:04:53 / 4:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 25.9 km, -167.4269° West, 52.8796° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19636345. Id of event: ak19636345. The epicenter was at a depth of 25.9 km (16 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 97 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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