A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 92 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (57 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.1 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:07:55 / 2:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -154.352° West, latitude 55.4022° North, depth = 6.1 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0194vb0e0v. Id of event: ak0194vb0e0v. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/04/19 / 2019-04-16 00:07:55 / April 16, 2019 @ 12:07 am.
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 two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 92 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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