A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 25 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska (16 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/03/18 / 2018-03-17 20:01:39 / March 17, 2018 @ 8:01 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18704280, us1000d8gq. Id of event: us1000d8gq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.99 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 11:01:39 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -166.2573° West, 53.7197° North, depth 11.99 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 25 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska.
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