A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19694173. Id of event: ak19694173. The temblor was picked up at 04:32:10 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.5302 West, latitude 56.0743 North, depth = 5.4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/05/18 / 2018-05-24 14:32:10 / May 24, 2018 @ 2:32 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fifty, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days three thousand, five hundred and twelve 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. 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: Gulf of Alaska.
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