A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20261258. Id of event: ak20261258. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:32:42 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.2532 West, latitude 52.2198 North, depth = 25.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.8 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/09/18 / 2018-09-23 15:32:42 / September 23, 2018 @ 3:32 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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