A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 247 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (153 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -151.7424 West, latitude 55.4689 North, depth = 6.07 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:48:24 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 6.07 km (4 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/03/16 / 2016-03-03 07:48:24 / March 3, 2016 @ 7:48 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12957621, us10004vxx. Id of event: us10004vxx.
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 247 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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