A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Kwigillingok in Alaska on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.3 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:04:24 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 03/04/18 / 2018-04-03 14:04:24 / April 3, 2018 @ 2:04 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18930549. Id of event: ak18930549. Exact location of event, depth 8.3 km, -161.8474° West, 60.061° North.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bethel (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 81 km (51 miles) from Bethel (c. 6 100 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 75 km ENE of Kwigillingok, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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