A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 153 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (95 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.65 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 03:15:28 / 3:15 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000d6vg. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18500571, us2000d6vg. Global time and date of event 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 13:15:28 / February 23, 2018 @ 1:15 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -154.0394° West, latitude 54.7882° North, depth = 15.65 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 153 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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