A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 96 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (60 miles) on Thursday. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:28:02 / 2:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.2 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak11710829. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11710829. Exact location, longitude -156.4384° West, latitude 56.5668° North, depth = 97.2 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/09/15 / 2015-09-18 00:28:02 / September 18, 2015 @ 12:28 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 96 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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