A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 185 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (115 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12124512. Id of event: ak12124512. Exact location of event, depth 2.7 km, -152.9799° West, 55.109° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/11/15 / 2015-11-27 18:29:27 / November 27, 2015 @ 6:29 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.7 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 08:29:27 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 185 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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