A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (50 miles). Unique identifier: ak0191smwh3o. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0191smwh3o. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.7 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:30:04 / 9:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -169.5991° West, 52.3691° North, depth 15.7 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/02/19 / 2019-02-08 08:30:04 / February 8, 2019 @ 8:30 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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