A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 15 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska (9 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -160.6965 West, latitude 55.4236 North, depth = 76.1 km. Id of earthquake: ak20386841. Event ids that are associated: ak20386841. The temblor was reported at 13:12:16 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 76.1 km (47 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/18 / 2018-11-21 22:12:16 / November 21, 2018 @ 10:12 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 15 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska.
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