A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 87 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska (54 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 80.4 km (50 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak18464305. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18464305. The temblor was detected at 18:59:56 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -151.6359 West, latitude 61.4547 North, depth = 80.4 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 03:59:56 / February 20, 2018 @ 3:59 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 87 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska.
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