A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 130 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska (81 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.55 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/04/18 / 2018-04-29 02:48:33 / April 29, 2018 @ 2:48 am. The temblor was picked up at 15:48:33 / 3:48 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000dwbx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19293463, us1000dwbx. Exact location of event, longitude -161.4526 West, latitude 54.2692 North, depth = 5.55 km.
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 130 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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