A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 11 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska (7 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:04:37 / 3:04 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70003gaf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003gaf. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -168.7122° West, 52.9797° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/04/19 / 2019-04-24 12:04:37 / April 24, 2019 @ 12:04 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-seven 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 11 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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