A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 167 km SSE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (104 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.49 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -154.1998° West, 54.5553° North, depth 16.49 km. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:43:37 / 3:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10005bu8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13498825, us10005bu8. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/04/16 / 2016-04-27 01:43:37 / April 27, 2016 @ 1:43 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 167 km SSE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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