A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 97 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska (60 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.4 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -162.7415° West, latitude 54.0726° North, depth = 15.4 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/05/18 / 2018-05-19 00:41:09 / May 19, 2018 @ 12:41 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19637013. Id of event: ak19637013. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:41:09 / 1:41 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 97 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska.
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