A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 107 km SE of Arctic Village, Alaska (66 miles). Global time and date of event 08/01/18 / 2018-01-08 22:00:18 / January 8, 2018 @ 10:00 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.9 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 5.9 km, -143.7264° West, 67.4498° North. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:00:18 / 1:00 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak18024622. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18024622.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 107 km SE of Arctic Village, Alaska.
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