A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 162 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (101 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:59:18 / 11:59 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak019da40xt4. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019da40xt4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/10/19 / 2019-10-16 09:59:18 / October 16, 2019 @ 9:59 am. Exact location, longitude -153.0691° West, latitude 56.0817° North, depth = 0 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 162 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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