A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 36 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska (22 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.1946 West, latitude 53.1971 North, depth = 141.2 km. The temblor was reported at 13:33:14 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 22:33:14 / August 8, 2018 @ 10:33 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20032921. Id of event: ak20032921. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 141.2 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 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: 36 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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