A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 173 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (107 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0195sgrr0h. Id of event: ak0195sgrr0h. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -167.0565 West, latitude 51.8444 North, depth = 11 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:12:13 / 6:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/05/19 / 2019-05-06 05:12:13 / May 6, 2019 @ 5:12 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 173 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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