A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 248 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (154 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 07:46:38 / January 28, 2018 @ 7:46 am. The temblor was reported at 21:46:38 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak18360124. Event ids that are associated: ak18360124. Exact location, longitude -151.7122° West, latitude 55.4979° North, depth = 10 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days ninety-four, in the past 30 days ninety-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 248 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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