A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 91 km E of Nikolski, Alaska (57 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.25 km (13 miles). The temblor was detected at 15:46:21 / 3:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/04/17 / 2017-04-08 02:46:21 / April 8, 2017 @ 2:46 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15703987, us10008hmu. Id of event: us10008hmu. Exact location of earthquake, -167.5109° West, 53.0336° North, depth 20.25 km.
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 seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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