A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 128 km ENE of Chernabura Island, Alaska (80 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 09:33:56 / 9:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/08/18 / 2018-08-14 20:33:56 / August 14, 2018 @ 8:33 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20103287. Id of event: ak20103287. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18 km (11 miles). Exact location of event, depth 18 km, -157.6025° West, 55.0479° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 128 km ENE of Chernabura Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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