A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 26 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska (16 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 111.34 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/18 / 2018-06-26 00:42:41 / June 26, 2018 @ 12:42 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:42:41 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000frnd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19801743, us2000frnd. Exact location, longitude -166.1748° West, latitude 53.9923° North, depth = 111.34 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 26 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
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