A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 149 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (93 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 3.3 km (2 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:18:58 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/18 / 2018-07-03 19:18:58 / July 3, 2018 @ 7:18 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -154.0385 West, latitude 54.8335 North, depth = 3.3 km. Unique identifier: ak19836516. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19836516.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 149 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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