A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km WNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (57 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak14318756. Unique identifier: ak14318756. The temblor was picked up at 21:58:49 / 9:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -156.9525° West, 56.1813° North, depth 0 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/11/16 / 2016-11-12 07:58:49 / November 12, 2016 @ 7:58 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 four and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 92 km WNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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