A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska (48 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/06/18 / 2018-06-20 13:09:37 / June 20, 2018 @ 1:09 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us1000f0r9. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19787178, us1000f0r9. Exact location, longitude -165.6389° West, latitude 53.4094° North, depth = 43.66 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:09:37 / 2:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 43.66 km (27 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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