A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 38 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (24 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/10/18 / 2018-10-21 08:42:41 / October 21, 2018 @ 8:42 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.37 km (44 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:42:41 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20288413, us1000hhcn. Unique identifier: us1000hhcn. Exact location of earthquake, -165.3281° West, 53.9117° North, depth 70.37 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days ninety-eight 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: 38 km SE of Akutan, Alaska.
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