A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 201 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (125 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 01/03/19 / 2019-03-01 20:11:32 / March 1, 2019 @ 8:11 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -168.0514 West, latitude 51.2021 North, depth = 38.51 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0192rk7x4y, us1000jk28. Id of event: us1000jk28. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.51 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 09:11:32 / 9:11 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 201 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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