A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 30 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska (19 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 0.1 km (0 miles). Unique identifier: ak19622258. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19622258. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/05/18 / 2018-05-17 13:38:41 / May 17, 2018 @ 1:38 pm. The temblor was picked up at 04:38:41 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -146.8405 West, latitude 61.2601 North, depth = 0.1 km.
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 thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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: 30 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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