A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 152 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (94 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:54:16 / 2:54 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20110993. Unique identifier: ak20110993. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.6777 West, latitude 54.5947 North, depth = 11.9 km. Global time and date of event 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 00:54:16 / August 12, 2018 @ 12:54 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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 four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 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: 152 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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