A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 145 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (90 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 72.6 km (45 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:36:25 / 11:36 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 20:36:25 / May 30, 2018 @ 8:36 pm. Exact location of event, depth 72.6 km, -156.6421° West, 56.9996° North. Unique identifier: ak19694246. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19694246.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 145 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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