A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Anchor Point in Alaska. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:23:04 / 12:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 103 km (64 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 21:23:04 / February 15, 2018 @ 9:23 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18437346. Id of event: ak18437346. Exact location of earthquake, -152.9448° West, 59.8064° North, depth 103 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Homer. Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 62 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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