A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 253 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (157 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.7849 West, latitude 54.2368 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/03/18 / 2018-03-15 07:13:04 / March 15, 2018 @ 7:13 am. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:13:04 / 9:13 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak18723663, us1000d79d. Unique identifier: us1000d79d. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 253 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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