A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 240 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (149 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -151.827 West, latitude 55.5605 North, depth = 11.8 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/05/18 / 2018-05-25 15:50:29 / May 25, 2018 @ 3:50 pm. Id of earthquake: ak19662441. Event ids that are associated: ak19662441. The temblor was detected at 05:50:29 / 5:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 240 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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