A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (57 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: ak15898664. Ids that are associated to the event: ak15898664. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/05/17 / 2017-05-04 05:00:16 / May 4, 2017 @ 5:00 am. The temblor was picked up at 19:00:16 / 7:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 83.4 km (52 miles). Exact location of event, depth 83.4 km, -156.321° West, 56.5541° North.
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 fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 92 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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