A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 67 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, -168.33° West, 52.4221° North, depth 14.8 km. Unique identifier: ak0194ynhvjm. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0194ynhvjm. The temblor was reported at 15:44:43 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/04/19 / 2019-04-18 02:44:43 / April 18, 2019 @ 2:44 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.8 km (9 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 67 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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