A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 40 km NW of Valdez, Alaska (25 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -146.9427 West, latitude 61.3536 North, depth = 13.2 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:13:18 / 5:13 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/05/18 / 2018-05-21 14:13:18 / May 21, 2018 @ 2:13 pm. Id of earthquake: ak19641740. Event ids that are associated: ak19641740. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 40 km NW of Valdez, Alaska.
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