A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 110 km SSE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (68 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak13742269. Unique identifier: ak13742269. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/07/16 / 2016-07-06 21:20:51 / July 6, 2016 @ 9:20 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -155.0344° West, 54.89° North, depth 10 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:20:51 / 11:20 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 110 km SSE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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