A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska (104 miles). Global time and date of event 27/05/18 / 2018-05-27 19:58:39 / May 27, 2018 @ 7:58 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19673235, us1000ek8l. Unique identifier: us1000ek8l. Exact location of earthquake, -163.5125° West, 53.3468° North, depth 13.11 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.11 km (8 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:58:39 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-one, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
Did you feel it?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply