A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 63 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (39 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.7 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16131881. Id of event: ak16131881. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:48:28 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -155.9086° West, 56.3679° North, depth 33.7 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/05/17 / 2017-05-27 10:48:28 / May 27, 2017 @ 10:48 am.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 63 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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