A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 112 km W of Nikolski, Alaska (70 miles). The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:02:24 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127.9 km (79 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -170.5293 West, latitude 52.9608 North, depth = 127.9 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/05/25 / 2025-05-16 19:02:24 / May 16, 2025 @ 7:02 pm. Id of earthquake: ak025698ewut. Event ids that are associated: ak025698ewut.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 112 km W of Nikolski, Alaska.

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