A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 244 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (152 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:33:35 / 3:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/02/18 / 2018-02-09 13:33:35 / February 9, 2018 @ 1:33 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak18439722. Event ids that are associated: ak18439722. Exact location, longitude -151.7469° West, latitude 55.6075° North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days fourty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 244 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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