A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 90 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (56 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.1 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak20261179. Event ids that are associated: ak20261179. The temblor was detected at 00:19:10 / 12:19 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/18 / 2018-09-23 11:19:10 / September 23, 2018 @ 11:19 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.1855 West, latitude 52.1492 North, depth = 13.1 km.
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 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 90 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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