A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 47 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (29 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/08/18 / 2018-08-31 07:36:35 / August 31, 2018 @ 7:36 am. Unique identifier: us2000h5we. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20238598, us2000h5we. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.93 km (7 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:36:35 / 9:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -169.5443° West, latitude 52.8284° North, depth = 11.93 km.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 47 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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