A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 75 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska (47 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 32.9 km (20 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12982697. Id of event: ak12982697. The temblor was detected at 13:51:49 / 1:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -155.412° West, 56.4923° North, depth 32.9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/03/16 / 2016-03-15 23:51:49 / March 15, 2016 @ 11:51 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 75 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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