A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was reported 67 km E of Atka, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/03/18 / 2018-03-21 15:02:09 / March 21, 2018 @ 3:02 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 05:02:09 / 5:02 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000d74r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18721887, us1000d74r. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.2279 West, latitude 52.2968 North, depth = 135.46 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 135.46 km (84 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 67 km E of Atka, Alaska.
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