A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 38 km W of Chirikof Island, Alaska (24 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19860469. Id of event: ak19860469. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/07/18 / 2018-07-12 23:34:47 / July 12, 2018 @ 11:34 pm. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:34:47 / 1:34 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 120.5 km (75 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.2438 West, latitude 55.8271 North, depth = 120.5 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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 four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 38 km W of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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