A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 9 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (6 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.9 km (28 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:24:49 / 10:24 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak19245415. Event ids that are associated: ak19245415. Global time and date of event 20/04/18 / 2018-04-20 07:24:49 / April 20, 2018 @ 7:24 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.7038 West, latitude 55.7577 North, depth = 44.9 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 9 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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