A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 40 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska (25 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -159.8454° West, 54.4683° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/03/18 / 2018-03-16 06:01:33 / March 16, 2018 @ 6:01 am. The temblor was detected at 19:01:33 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000d54i. Unique identifier: us1000d54i.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 40 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska.
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