A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 19 km W of Nikolski, Alaska (12 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/06/20 / 2020-06-18 16:03:46 / June 18, 2020 @ 4:03 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 93.51 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0207tewpbu, us6000aedn. Id of event: us6000aedn. The temblor was picked up at 16:03:46 / 4:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.151 West, latitude 52.9625 North, depth = 93.51 km.
Every 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 one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and five 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 19 km W of Nikolski, Alaska.
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