A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 228 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (142 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.1 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/18 / 2018-01-18 10:02:25 / January 18, 2018 @ 10:02 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.0091 West, latitude 55.5965 North, depth = 22.1 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:02:25 / 12:02 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18093699. Event ids that are associated: ak18093699.
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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 228 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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