A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 159 km S of False Pass, Alaska (99 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24 km (15 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:54:41 / 3:54 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/04/18 / 2018-04-16 14:54:41 / April 16, 2018 @ 2:54 pm. Unique identifier: ak19240486. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19240486. Exact location, longitude -163.5409° West, latitude 53.4168° North, depth = 24 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 159 km S of False Pass, Alaska.
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