A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 87 km NNW of Ester, Alaska (54 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/03/18 / 2018-03-09 15:38:03 / March 9, 2018 @ 3:38 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -148.6684 West, latitude 65.5794 North, depth = 16.9 km. Id of earthquake: ak18647201. Event ids that are associated: ak18647201. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.9 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 06:38:03 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter).
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. 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 Ester, Alaska.
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