A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 172 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (107 miles) on Tuesday. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:18:55 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 15.32 km (10 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000fw6f. Event ids that are associated: ak19836516, us2000fw6f. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -154.0521 West, latitude 54.5675 North, depth = 15.32 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/07/18 / 2018-07-03 19:18:55 / July 3, 2018 @ 7:18 pm.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 172 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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