A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 75 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (47 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:45:27 / 10:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/06/16 / 2016-06-11 20:45:27 / June 11, 2016 @ 8:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -156.486 West, latitude 56.3043 North, depth = 63.3 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13640993. Id of event: ak13640993. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 63.3 km (39 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 75 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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