A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 32 km WNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska (20 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 10:11:55 / 10:11 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20255598. Event ids that are associated: ak20255598. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/09/18 / 2018-09-16 19:11:55 / September 16, 2018 @ 7:11 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.8 km (8 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -151.2154 West, latitude 65.1608 North, depth = 12.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 32 km WNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska.
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