A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 34 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (21 miles) on Friday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:38:44 / 3:38 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/03/18 / 2018-03-16 13:38:44 / March 16, 2018 @ 1:38 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.44 km (12 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.5192° West, latitude 51.6745° North, depth = 19.44 km. Id of earthquake: us1000d8pj. Event ids that are associated: ak18700602, us1000d8pj.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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: 34 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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