A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 197 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (122 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019da4e5zo. Id of event: ak019da4e5zo. Exact location, longitude -152.4851° West, latitude 55.6922° North, depth = 8.5 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.5 km (5 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:21:15 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/19 / 2019-10-16 10:21:15 / October 16, 2019 @ 10:21 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 197 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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