A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 68 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska (42 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20276058. Unique identifier: ak20276058. The temblor was picked up at 11:48:43 / 11:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -152.2089° West, latitude 61.1087° North, depth = 0 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 10/10/18 / 2018-10-10 20:48:43 / October 10, 2018 @ 8:48 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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: 68 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska.
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