A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 87 km NNW of Nome, Alaska (54 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 9.4 km, -165.8346° West, 65.2619° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/10/18 / 2018-10-04 12:44:55 / October 4, 2018 @ 12:44 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.4 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:44:55 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20270856. Unique identifier: ak20270856.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 87 km NNW of Nome, Alaska.
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