A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 245 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (152 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 7.66 km, -151.8552° West, 55.2693° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.66 km (5 miles). Unique identifier: us2000dxag. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19173869, us2000dxag. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/04/18 / 2018-04-05 18:29:15 / April 5, 2018 @ 6:29 pm. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:29:15 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 245 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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