A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 74 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (46 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.1 km (37 miles). Global time and date of event 11/07/17 / 2017-07-11 09:05:22 / July 11, 2017 @ 9:05 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.4229 West, latitude 56.3224 North, depth = 59.1 km. The temblor was picked up at 23:05:22 / 11:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16327536. Id of event: ak16327536.
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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