A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 47 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (29 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/01/19 / 2019-01-01 10:31:17 / January 1, 2019 @ 10:31 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak0191to8n7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0191to8n7. Exact location of earthquake, -169.4885° West, 52.7368° North, depth 4.5 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:31:17 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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