A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 61 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska (38 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.8 km (69 miles). Exact location of event, depth 111.8 km, -152.9325° West, 59.7974° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18222577. Id of event: ak18222577. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:27:56 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 23:27:56 / January 28, 2018 @ 11:27 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 61 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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