A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 140 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (87 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak11724650. Unique identifier: ak11724650. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.294 West, latitude 57.0319 North, depth = 94.7 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:16:45 / 10:16 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/15 / 2015-09-27 06:16:45 / September 27, 2015 @ 6:16 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 94.7 km (59 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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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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. 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: 140 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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