A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 87 km W of Chirikof Island, Alaska (54 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.7 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak11732897. Event ids that are associated: ak11732897. Exact location of event, depth 26.7 km, -157.0135° West, 55.7527° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/10/15 / 2015-10-07 04:07:29 / October 7, 2015 @ 4:07 am UTC/GMT. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:07:29 / 6:07 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 87 km W of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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