A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 79 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (49 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019edo1pe9, us600069kz. Id of event: us600069kz. The temblor was detected at 15:40:37 / 3:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -156.5986 West, latitude 56.2886 North, depth = 15.4 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.4 km (10 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/11/19 / 2019-11-09 01:40:37 / November 9, 2019 @ 1:40 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 79 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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