A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 123 km NNW of Arctic Village, Alaska (76 miles). Exact location of event, depth 0.3 km, -147.1235° West, 69.0732° North. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:18:45 / 8:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20289352. Id of event: ak20289352. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/10/18 / 2018-10-23 05:18:45 / October 23, 2018 @ 5:18 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.3 km (0 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 123 km NNW of Arctic Village, Alaska.
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