A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 181 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (112 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 33.41 km (21 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006q71. Event ids that are associated: ak13922511, us10006q71. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -153.9367 West, latitude 54.516 North, depth = 33.41 km. The temblor was reported at 21:34:17 / 9:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/09/16 / 2016-09-08 07:34:17 / September 8, 2016 @ 7:34 am.
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 181 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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