A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 46 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (29 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:35:33 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13482992. Id of event: ak13482992. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/04/16 / 2016-04-18 12:35:33 / April 18, 2016 @ 12:35 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.3 km (26 miles). Exact location of event, depth 42.3 km, -169.262° West, 52.5963° North.
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 thirty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 46 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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