A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 238 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (148 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/12/15 / 2015-12-04 05:58:03 / December 4, 2015 @ 5:58 am. Id of earthquake: ak12280199. Event ids that are associated: ak12280199. Exact location of event, depth 23.7 km, -151.8791° West, 55.494° North. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:58:03 / 7:58 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.7 km (15 miles).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 238 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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