A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 61 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (38 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0198esaip, us2000j0gz. Id of event: ak0198esaip. The epicenter was at a depth of 34.8 km (22 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/01/19 / 2019-01-05 08:56:40 / January 5, 2019 @ 8:56 am. The temblor was picked up at 22:56:40 / 10:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -155.8841° West, latitude 56.4147° North, depth = 34.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 61 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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