A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 31 km WSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (19 miles) on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 62 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:57:02 / 5:57 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/11/18 / 2018-11-10 03:57:02 / November 10, 2018 @ 3:57 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.1122 West, latitude 55.7671 North, depth = 62 km. Unique identifier: ak20341665. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20341665, us1000hq5s.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 31 km WSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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