A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 41 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska (25 miles) on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 72.7 km (45 miles). Global time and date of event 10/10/15 / 2015-10-10 05:51:58 / October 10, 2015 @ 5:51 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11734708, us10003ns1. Id of event: us10003ns1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -168.3952 West, latitude 53.178 North, depth = 72.7 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:51:58 / 8:51 pm (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 four, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 41 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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