A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 41 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (25 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 06:02:03 / 6:02 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000hd4g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20275774, us1000hd4g. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 23.88 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/10/18 / 2018-10-10 16:02:03 / October 10, 2018 @ 4:02 pm. Exact location of event, depth 23.88 km, -169.2347° West, 52.6408° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 41 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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