A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 200 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (124 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 3.4 km (2 miles). Exact location, longitude -152.4465° West, latitude 55.6384° North, depth = 3.4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/10/19 / 2019-10-16 09:59:21 / October 16, 2019 @ 9:59 am. The temblor was detected at 23:59:21 / 11:59 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019da40w3k. Unique identifier: ak019da40w3k.
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 occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 200 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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