A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 99 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska (62 miles). Exact location of event, depth 5.4 km, -155.4884° West, 56.7152° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11640129. Id of event: ak11640129. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:16:03 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/15 / 2015-07-02 23:16:03 / July 2, 2015 @ 11:16 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 99 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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