A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 141 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (88 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.5 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -153.3753 West, latitude 56.0112 North, depth = 18.5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 18:11:55 / December 3, 2018 @ 6:11 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20440521. Unique identifier: ak20440521. The temblor was picked up at 08:11:55 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 141 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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