A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 85 km W of Chirikof Island, Alaska (53 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/03/18 / 2018-03-12 20:37:25 / March 12, 2018 @ 8:37 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.8 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:37:25 / 10:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -156.9792° West, latitude 55.8241° North, depth = 14.8 km. Id of earthquake: ak18692957. Event ids that are associated: ak18692957.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km W of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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