A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 58 km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (36 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/05/18 / 2018-05-05 14:02:03 / May 5, 2018 @ 2:02 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 66.35 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:02:03 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -169.9493° West, 52.3745° North, depth 66.35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19321895, us1000e07t. Id of event: us1000e07t.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 58 km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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