A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 121 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (75 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/01/17 / 2017-01-16 05:39:30 / January 16, 2017 @ 5:39 am. The temblor was detected at 19:39:30 / 7:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -153.707° West, latitude 55.9962° North, depth = 20.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.2 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak15138265. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15138265.
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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. 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: 121 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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