A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 146 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (91 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/05/16 / 2016-05-18 18:45:00 / May 18, 2016 @ 6:45 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13606598, us20005y04. Id of event: us20005y04. Exact location of earthquake, -156.3215° West, 54.5757° North, depth 34.93 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.93 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:45:00 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 146 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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