A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 28 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska (17 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77.85 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/07/18 / 2018-07-18 10:55:34 / July 18, 2018 @ 10:55 am. Id of earthquake: us2000gd37. Event ids that are associated: ak19891643, us2000gd37. Exact location of earthquake, -168.4665° West, 53.021° North, depth 77.85 km. The temblor was detected at 00:55:34 / 12:55 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fourteen 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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