A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 133 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (83 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/07/15 / 2015-07-20 02:34:48 / July 20, 2015 @ 2:34 am. Exact location of event, longitude -156.7703 West, latitude 54.8179 North, depth = 10 km. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:34:48 / 4:34 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20002zwa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11654471, us20002zwa.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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