A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (58 miles) on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak019dbe8zd. Unique identifier: ak019dbe8zd. The temblor was reported at 19:20:08 / 7:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -156.4145° West, 56.5389° North, depth 71.7 km. Global time and date of event 08/01/19 / 2019-01-08 05:20:08 / January 8, 2019 @ 5:20 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.7 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 93 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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