A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 149 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (93 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.06 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 00:30:51 / 12:30 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/07/18 / 2018-07-15 11:30:51 / July 15, 2018 @ 11:30 am. Id of earthquake: us2000g5sf. Event ids that are associated: ak19870082, us2000g5sf. Exact location of event, longitude -167.0949 West, latitude 52.1462 North, depth = 28.06 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 149 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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