A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 44 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (27 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.64 km (21 miles). Exact location, longitude -169.245° West, latitude 52.6049° North, depth = 33.64 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:35:34 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13482992, us10005btv. Id of event: us10005btv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/04/16 / 2016-04-18 12:35:34 / April 18, 2016 @ 12:35 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 five, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 44 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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