A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 39 km NNE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (24 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/15 / 2015-08-22 00:02:21 / August 22, 2015 @ 12:02 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 14:02:21 / 2:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -155.4341 West, latitude 56.1599 North, depth = 63.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63.9 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak11682999. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11682999.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km NNE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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