A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 70 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (43 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.65 km (7 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/04/17 / 2017-04-02 23:18:11 / April 2, 2017 @ 11:18 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15661948, us10008eqk. Id of event: us10008eqk. The temblor was reported at 12:18:11 / 12:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 11.65 km, -169.3639° West, 52.3857° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 70 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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