A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 232 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (144 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/02/18 / 2018-02-10 11:42:56 / February 10, 2018 @ 11:42 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.48 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 8.48 km, -151.9269° West, 55.6998° North. Id of earthquake: us2000d52u. Event ids that are associated: ak18420766, us2000d52u. The temblor was reported at 01:42:56 / 1:42 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 232 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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